Friends are good

I have felt unwell all day. Woke up with a headache and it has persisted despite various medications. Now I'm trying to write this. Just got a call from a good friend whom I will be seeing in two weeks -- yay! Haven't seen her in several years. Friends are good. I was reflecting as we talked that it is good to know that friends are just there, even if you don't talk for months or years. It's just comforting to know that you have a friend in Ann Arbor, or Pennsylvania, or Alberta. But it's also good to make actual contact from time to time. It reinforces the friendship, the feeling of comfort, and helps it last a little longer. Plus you never know when you might lose someone, so it's good to be in contact while you're both still breathing. The older you (and your friends) get, the more prone you become to thinking this way.

Well, anyway, friends are good. Enjoy them while you have them.