Where are you friend?

Such a sad thing it is, to see two friends who pass by each other without sparing a glance. Friends are supposed to be the closest thing to family. Even Jesus, in His Almighty Glory, was quoted saying that "Ang kaibigan, nag-aalay ng sarili niyang buhay. Walang hihigit sa gayong pag-aalay". So you ask yourself, what then to those friends who fell victim to the severing sickle of time? Will you blame yourself for wasting your time with them? No. Well, no to most of them at least. Even after a falling-out has happened between you and a friend, the fact remains that they were once your friends, and therefore you once loved them. You just don't forget people you love. But is such love foolish, even impractical, when those to whom it was intended desire none of it? What if the fomer friend wants nothing to do with you, who would even praise God if He, in His infinite wisdom took you into His paradise too soon? Yes it hurts. If the bond that two friends share is considered great, then severing that bond is equally great. Terrible, yes, but great. A great sadness fills you more than anger or pain. 'Tis truly sad to see that that friend now despises you, and rejects any attempt you make to patch things up. Yes it is sad, you cannot change your friend, though you try to change for him. It is sad because, however right or wrong either of you are, there's nothing you can do to get that friend back. So now you sit on the edge of your bed, with naught but a sigh breaking the empty silence, with that sigh you have prayed your sadness to the Lord, that He let your life go according to His good and holy will, all the while cherishing deep in your heart a dying hope clinging to fading memories.