The Nature of Friendship

I used to try really hard to revive old friendships. I'd let them wither away with distance or other obligations, and then I'd try frantically to make them come back with the same luster they once possessed. I woke up today in acceptance. Acceptance that this is most often not possible. And acceptance that I don't need it to be possible. Everything in this world exists in a state of impermanence, my friendships included. Some friendships may be purely seasonal - coming to me for one purpose or another, and then expiring as the season changes. Others may be evergreen. And both are meaningful. Both have purpose. Both have helped make me who I am.