Ephemeralness...

I hope i don't quite sound like a jaded and cynical being, but the concept of eternal friendship sounds more like an eternal search for one than anything else. But i was once hopeful, like many others.

I remembered the three of us having a heated conversation with B over this issue. Him, a dogmatic belief in the transience of friendship. Us, an equally staunch faith about forever friends.

And it never occurred to me that i would ever switch sides. But here goes:

People go down very different paths after they start to work.
Some work for money.
Some scrimp to buy branded goods.
Some cling on to ideals.
Some give up on living.
Some fall into the abyss of cynicism.
Some start their families.
Some choose to be swinging singles.
Some develop different value systems.

Yes, so along the way, priorities, interests, outlook and values diverge, although ironically those were the very things that brought people together as friends initially.

So, I'm not as inclined to believe that friendships are meant to last forever anymore.

But wait!! While i have switched sides, I'm still a rather idealistic being. I still want to believe that many friendships can last me through half my life-time and more. At least i can envision half a dozen going down that alley. I hope i'm right.
I'll try to make that happen, but not too hard.
That's my new take on friendship.