I’m fighting with a particular thought.

Relationships (particularly friendships) are not to be kept for a long time. They are the product of a moment in time.

Billions of dots, each with its own trajectory, fly in every direction. Each has its own velocity. Each has its own intended destination, or maybe no intended destination at all. Some are attracted to other dots. Some are repulsed.

An infinite number of possibilities.

Most paths will never cross. Some will cross for only a brief moment because they are traveling in opposite directions.

The more similar the intended destination, the longer the dots will travel together.

It’s difficult for dots to always travel together forever. Not impossible, but very difficult.

First, the path must be similar. Next, the velocity must match. Perhaps the last part is the most difficult: maintaining these perfect conditions without allowing other dots to affect the course.

At this moment, I don’t want to accept that the paths have separated already.

I was advised to think of this as a “funny and unique memory.”

I am.

It’s difficult to consider that paths will never cross again. At least, it seems mathematically impossible.

At this moment, I need to figure out why this particular break feels so bad.

Although I can’t understand, I can bury the feeling. Up next, some ideas for burying the feeling 😁