Friendship just is

I just saw many childhood friends after a lifetime of absence. I observed that once a good friend, always a good friend. Time is not powerful. Distance has no bearing. Communication given truly and with good intention makes these two things petty and unimportant. Friendship just is. Sometimes one may need to whack some dust off to reveal the shiny love beneath. But the love is there. It is merely awaiting the effort to bring it back into the light. I found that everyone I saw was like they were when I knew them before. Only now they are more of themselves. They are stronger, more responsible, more self assured and they are awesome! And…get this! They are grown ups! Ha! This just amuses me. This might actually mean that I am too, but I will not visit that theory too closely!