When one thinks of love and relationships the mind typically lingers off to the romantics side of town. But I would like to take a moment for those other relationships that equally matter, (if not more) such as relationships among, friends, siblings, and parents.
If a house is never dusted, at some point it will be filthy. This accumulation of filth will come along so slowly, that once it’s in place, it will be most hard to detect when it arrived. It’s probably best to keep on cleaning to avoid such mishaps. I guess relationships work the same way, no? It all requires work really. The whole thing. But, this is the type of work that will pay off if one is willing to take the time to do so.
If you haven’t spoken to a loved one for some time due to the normal business of life, that’s alright, but it’s not alright to ignore that once you realize it. Schedule time in, it’s that easy.
What about the — ah, we hardly have anything in common anymore — problem. At such points one must jump into their handy time machine and remember why the two of you are friends in the first place. And as for family, remember the good, and if there isn’t any, imagine the future good, it’s never too late really, until it is, but let’s not take the morbid route.
A few things that can be done to patch things up are: For one, take interest in what ever interests the enemy, I mean, loved one. At times an interest is all it takes. If mom is an avid church/temple/whatever goer, gulp, it may not kill you to make a surprise appearance.
If sister likes chocolate macadamia cookies, get to baking, and crash her place with a smile with cookies in hand as a peace offering.
If an old friend has moved across the bloody country, (How dare she/he) send a hand written card, hand written says a lot in these days of technology. I am quite annoyed that none of my friends ever write me any hand written letters.
I hate to quote the same movie in one week, who are we trying to kid, I don’t mind at all. “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”-Moulin Rouge. When you think about it, everything else should come last when it comes to people that matter.
