The past couple of weeks had been busy for me. Busy with getting reconnected with a group of long lost friends from my early childhood times in general. i.e specifically my primary school's era.
Mala, Epa, Zainia, Kamarulzaman, Marhani, Hasyimy, Zura....are some of the names which had contributed to my early childhood memories at SKS. And now after some 24 years later, these friends of mine have re-lighted my candles of memories by sharing their stories during those most memorable and most wonderful period in my childhood....
So how can those old stories improve my life TODAY?
For me those old memories are the only things which can hold us together as friends. And only those who appreciate friendships will know the importance of memories and the emotions attached to it (i.e. happy feelings) when our friends remember us for who we were....and be ready to accept us as who we are today.
And the most beautiful part is that, even though what our friends or we ourselves remember about us was bitter when we experienced it once upon a time ago, it still becomes a very Sweet Memory for us TODAY !!!!
For example....one friend reiterated his experience of being whacked with a rattan by a teacher due to his failure to memorise the Sifir (multiplication table) - which I also KENA ! I'm sure he didn't like it (so was I) when it happened then, but now we can tell the story in laughter and in good humour....The bad memory was an important event which turned us into humans as we are today !
Some people might not like to talk about the past so much because they say it will hinder them from moving forward. In a sense this kind of attitude is true but why do we have to take the negative part of an event when we can create many positive outcomes from it. It actually depends on our own creativity and intentions (NAWAITU).
For example, it's much easier to befriend a long lost friend compared to trying to befriend a total stranger! And this old friend of us can immediately become our best friend whilst a stranger will will take a few months or even years for us to become close to them.....
And why do we need friends or close friends?
Do I need to answer this question? I think everyone knows the answer...which generally are....to fulfill our socialisation needs, our spiritual needs or even to expand our business ! The more friends you have the more colourful your life will be.....and so on....
So, I'm very glad that my long lost friends are mainly very sporting, friendly and positive towards my attempt to rekindle our relationships. And let's hope the best for the future my dear friends.....Let us be friends FOREVER......
I LOVE YOU ALL, my dear friends.......no matter if you're from KSU, SKS, Maxwell, Alam Shah, KFC Pertama, IPM, Binary, PPPITM Subang, Tonbridge, EDU, UMIST, Maybank, HSBC, KKUM or any where our paths of life had crossed......
I want to be Your Close Friend, Do You?
A Great Friend In The Making,
Amir Hamdzan
