because we know that people always come and go

But they leave memories that won't ever fade.

I can't believe it's already been a year since I did that song with Alex....and his wifebeater. Good times.........

haha. =]

Anyway.

I keep thinking about how people come and people go--and it's not just a matter of physical distance either.

Friendships start, then they end.

Classmates one quarter, strangers the next.

People click, the connection fades.

Roommates one year, awkward acquaintances the next.

..you get the picture.

Sometimes I catch myself thinking of what used to be and how things have changed. I wonder at how I could have been a better friend, and I'm saddened at how I neglected various relationships.

And then I start to regret.

But then I have to remind myself--It happens! That's life. Besides, there's no way I could maintain whatever apparently close relationships I've had in the past and I have in the present if none of them ever faded away...unless I was God.

Hm.

As the quarter draws to an end, and as I consider what to do for graduation (post graduation pizza party get together?), I wonder about who it is I'll keep in touch with once I'm gone. Granted, I'm not actually gone 'til the end of summer, but even so...who will come and who will go from now 'til then? I'd like to say that those individuals with whom I believe I'll still maintain relationships think the same of me, but even then we don't know that that's what's going to happen. Chances are, time and distance will do what they do best, and we'll all be left with more memories of people who have come and gone. But then we have the hope that this cycle is infinite (well. as long as we're able) and that as long as people go, there will be some who come.

So. Where do we go from here? What do I do now, knowing that those I hold close will no longer be as long as time progresses?

There's not much we can do. So. As long as you're here in my life and I in yours, let's make this time worth remembering. Let's do our best to make these memories ones that will be revisited with fondness. And whatever we do, let's do what we can to be sure that God is glorified...though it'll happen regardless of us and our efforts.

I'm almost done. Let's make this good. =]