Reconnecting

Since joining facebook I've reconnected with a great many people from my past...It seems strange on one hand to be communicating with someone I haven't been in touch with for twenty or more years and on the other hand it seems so comfortable...There are many people I held dear for a specific time in my life that I lost touch with but do think about from time to time. Life moves too quickly to dwell on past friendships or relationships so the moment passes until the next time. With facebook, or something like it, it's relatively simple to find someone without much exepditure of time or energy. Some people find you too. There's a comfort in knowing someone you think of occasionally, likewise thinks of you. Our past lays the foundation to our present. Some of the people I have reconnected with are people who have had influence on the person I am today. Others are people who passed through my life and now serve as reminder of times forgotten. There are also a few who will become or have become a part of my present. We now bring new depth to our past friendships, coming at them from new perspectives and with greater life experience and understanding. And for that I am grateful...