We Once Spoke the Same Language

And then suddenly it hits you.

There are people in your life who were never meant to stay forever. Not because anyone did anything wrong. Not because there was a fight. Not because someone stopped caring.

Life just kept moving.

Sometimes I find myself missing the bond I once had with certain people. I miss the inside jokes, the random conversations, the comfort of knowing that if something happened, they'd be one of the first people I'd tell.

But when I really think about it, I realize I don't actually miss who they are today. I miss who we were back then.

I see them now, happy with their own circle. They're building careers, raising children, creating lives that look completely different from mine. And I'm happy for them. I truly am.

It's just strange sometimes.

Because there was a time when we knew everything about each other. We knew each other's dreams, fears, favorite songs, and biggest frustrations. And now, if we sat down across from each other, I'm not even sure where the conversation would begin.

Not because we became strangers.

But because we've become different people.

They're in a season of life that I can't fully relate to, and I'm in a season they may not understand either. The things that occupy their minds are different from the things that occupy mine. The problems they're solving are different from the ones I'm trying to figure out.

And maybe that's okay.

Maybe not every friendship is meant to survive every season.

Some people walk beside us for a chapter, teaching us something, sharing a part of our story, and then continuing on their own path. Their role in our lives doesn't become less meaningful just because it ended sooner than we expected.

Sometimes I miss the connection. Sometimes I miss the version of us that existed years ago.

But maybe what I'm really grieving isn't the person.

Maybe it's the season.

The season when our lives made sense together.




au revoir. 😊

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