A Legacy

Sometimes we meet someone through a family member and immediately there is an attraction, not a physical one, but something much deeper. As time passes, friendship ensues and the person teaches you things that you will never forget. They help you through the awkward years from teenager to adulthood. You mature beyond your years without losing your individuality. I know this is true as it happened to me. There was no song and dance, just two lonely people meeting, taking a chance on friendship, gathering memories as they went. Then illness overtook the elder and they had to move away. The younger never got the chance to say a goodbye. A chance meeting years later at a busy bus stop brought pain with the acknowledgement they would never meet again, knowing he could never say just how much she had meant to him, how their friendship had enriched his life and helped him grow even as he grew older. Her memory remained alive, which helped him through the difficult times to go on and survive. God had taken her to his side, the reason he did not know why, but in her passing she left so much behind. She helped too much to mention so her kindness he could pass on. A legacy we all want to leave and hope we are that strong. 16 September 2008