I’m currently on my way to Switzerland for a weekend of mountains, Rivella, and a party to celebrate the marriage of two friends.
Without a doubt, the thing I’m most looking forward to is seeing old friends; some of whom I haven’t seen in 3 years.
Regardless of today’s pressures and deadlines, my focus will be on them this weekend. And that’s big for me, as I’m still learning how to properly use the “you need to detach from work” muscle.
There’s a song by Ben Rector about how you can’t make old friends. They’re the ones with whom memories have already been made, and reunions serve to create new ones and laugh about old ones.
Perhaps the best thing about old friends is how effortlessly conversations pick up where they left off. You can’t buy that kind of friendship, and that makes them all the more worthy of being cherished.