Strangers Again.....

We all start as strangers - precisely because we have nary a clue as to whom we will bump into. But like a moth to flame, we end up with people. Cheesy or not, we need people in our lives. We are all situated in an interconnected network of needs, like it or not. A person has needs that only another person will be able to satisfy. 

Hence, we cannot survive by ourselves alone.

As we traverse this journey we spell as L-I-F-E, we will continuously collide with other people. In the process, we inevitably build human infrastructures – gates and bridges of friendship. But nothing lasts forever, as we say. 

Colors fade, flowers wilt, and so do human relationships. 

The past two occasions - Christmas and New Year, were the most opportune times to renew ties and remember people, most especially those whom we have not communicated to, or have not seen in a while. Many thanks to the advent of social networking that has made communication easier, for it has erased physical and time barriers. 

Thus, there is no excuse anymore not to be able to send a greeting or two, most especially to those who are miles and miles away from us. But reality will bite us with a hashtag that says: not really the case.

A nice way to start the new year is to sort out things – organize, keep, and discard. Make a mental list of things as well as people that are worth keeping. It is high time to declutter in order to make space and give way to new things, and more importantly, to new relationships. 

Thrust aside things - both tangible and intangible, that have seen their better days. 

In the arena of human relationships, reciprocity is and should be the common ground. Ideally, any relationship should be a two-way street. But if it has gone one-way for the longest time already, then perhaps it is time for you to change itinerary and gas up for another route.

It takes two to tango in case you have forgotten. 

For those of you who have tried in vain in reaching out to people, for those whose efforts have remained unreciprocated, then maybe it is time to let go. This is a bitter pill in all its aspects, but a potent antidote that will relieve us of our disappointments and heart aches. 

Believe me.

Though the heart still yearns, maybe it is best to become strangers again. After all, this is where we started, and where it all began. At this phase, there will be not just less, but no more expectations, and no more disenchantment. 

So we are back, to being strangers - again.....

 ~o0o~