More than an update

Balance · Little Light original

You meet an old friend and begin with the usual summary: work has been busy, the family is well, there are a few things to sort out. It is an accurate account. It also leaves out almost everything you would have talked about when you had whole afternoons together. Then one of you remembers something ridiculous, and the conversation changes. For a few minutes, nobody is reporting progress or explaining a problem. You are simply enjoying the particular way this person sees the world. A friendship can hold the serious parts of your life without becoming another meeting about them. There is room for stories with no lesson, opinions about unimportant things, laughter that would make little sense to anyone else. Stay for another cup if you can. Ask what has delighted them lately. Beneath the responsibilities you have both acquired, there are still two people who once chose each other's company. Give them some time together.

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