One of my closest friends from high school who I have seen and spent time with maybe two or three times since graduation called me today. We have the relationship that all true friends have- after not even speaking for over a month because we are so caught up with our daily lives, we can pick up right where we left off. My love for our friendship is immortal and the phone conversation today left my thoughts in shambles.
To my surprise this call wasn't filled with laughs, memories, and the here and theres of catching up- he told me that two weeks ago he totaled his car and got charged with a DUI.
The details of the story make it seem less horrific and when we hear news such as this we are always so quick to say, "Well, thank God you're okay. That's all that matters." Ofcourse we mean this, but what if the slightest difference in the car accident occured- what if he didn't call me today. We hear these things and take a sigh of relief that things hadn't turned out so badly and they are still here but we all know that there's a chance of a worse outcome.
After losing a friend to suicide, another to a natural disaster, another to a car accident, among others, its scary to think that it could be any of us at any time. Sometimes we need to sit back and realize that two hours after having coffee with our best friend or talking to our sister on the phone, we could never see them or hear from them again. Life is a chance.
Today I didn't feel relieved that my friend made out with some legal charges and no vehicle, but I was relieved to hear his voice. I can't stop thinking that it could have been a friend or his mother calling with life changing news- and that would be the call that I never want to get.
My thoughts today are fully dedicated to Michael Patterson, Britney Gengel, and T-Monkey. Love always.
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