Hi Reader,

Sumit here, Have you ever wondered about how many friendships we leave behind as we move through life? All this time we are constantly making new friends, building new relations, forming new connections and networking with as many people as possible. But have we ever looked back and said “Will I ever meet that person again?”

This came up for me recently when I bumped into Shreejan, our old CR, completely by chance after 2 years. It was a great catch-up, but as we parted ways, it hit me, will I ever see him again? He will go back to his university in a couple of days and I will probably leave Nepal in a couple of months.

Meeting him after 2 years despite not living too far away had a slim chance of its own and now living our own lives, makes it almost impossible. Maybe this was the last time I would ever see him in my life. Yeah, I can always text him, call him or Facetime him but that’s the not same as being there in person.

This revelation reminded me of my childhood friend. Picture the time when you were really young and social media wasn’t a thing and suddenly your best friend’s family decides to shift city and all you have are some broken pieces of memory.

That’s what happened to me when I was in Kindergarten and my friend decided to leave and all that remained with me was a few recollections of us playing and watching cartoons together. Fortunately, our generation got onto social media from the get-go and I was able to track her down after 12 years but I haven’t been able to meet her yet and that possibility looks slim.

This is something that has been bothering me for the past few days and I wanted to share it with you to know your take on it.

I am aware that In today’s world, we must continue to move forward. Our busy lives don’t give us the luxury to recollect and reconnect with past companions but can we change this?

Is there a way we can make our relationships more lively more robust more connected?

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Thank you for reading the article.

Please let me know what you think of it. Email me back at sumit@sumitsah.com. I genuinely want to learn more about your take on it.

Have a good day ahead.

I will see you around 😉

– Sumit