He never complains and talks even lesser. He’s industrious to a T and is quite well off in life by ordinary people’s standards. Yet, he’s not the type to wallow in the extemporaneous showmanship of one’s material accomplishments. Forever humble, he goes on through the motions in life as if he is on a divine mission — to an end, only very few people could see.<\/p>\n
It is very rare you will encounter such person but I had,\u00a0again, and I plan to hang around and learn more from him. In this world full of braggadocios and trying-hard hangers-on, it is a like finding a gem that will last you a lifetime.<\/p>\n
I had my fair share of friends in the almost five decades of existence. They had come and gone. Some had died along the way and some had simply disappeared in the course of time – the consequences of aging, the sign of the times or, simply, the call of destiny.<\/p>\n
True friendships are rare because they are matches made in heaven –a total ‘synching’ of two people’s mindsets and spirits. But to discover them requires a bit of patience. They are not mere acquaintances that we had come to like in a short period of time. They are good starts, though, and could lead to one of those people that we had tried so hard to look for in this complex jungle called life.<\/p>\n
Over the course of one’s lifetime, I’m quite sure that one’s list of friends will have gone down from a volume to a single sheet of paper. Keep it and fold it close to your heart.<\/p>\n
The memories you had shared with these people are more than enough to keep you aglow and lift your spirits as you amble along in the twilight times of your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He never complains and talks even lesser. He’s industrious to a T and is quite well off in life by ordinary people’s standards. Yet, he’s not the type to wallow in the extemporaneous showmanship of one’s material accomplishments. Forever humble, he goes on through the motions in life as if he is on a divine … <\/p>\n