Friend, when you find me becoming increasingly silent
Though life's journey is unidirectional, it's not entirely so. It's like, in different stages of our lives, we'll meet different people, and these people will often drift further and further away with the passage of time.
Looking back, we often find that those close friends and companions from the past, who once shared everything, have grown increasingly distant over the long river of time, and it's natural to feel a sense of lament.
Like when I open my contact list and see the avatars of friends who haven't moved in a long time, they've remained silent for a long time, a very long time!
Some say that relationships between people require interaction, communication, and connection.
Because, if we reduce contact, over time, emotions will be buried by the relentless passage of time.
However, in life, everyone has their own affairs to attend to.
So, if you find me becoming increasingly silent, please believe that this silence isn't forgetting, isn't aloofness, or perhaps even a lack of respect—it's simply that I'm genuinely occupied with other matters…
Perhaps this explanation is like an excuse, and it's also a way of excusing myself. But, please forgive me!
As we age, the responsibilities we bear increase. We're no longer as free as we once were in our youth.
There used to be time for casual conversation and idle chat.
As someone said, 'It's a fast-paced era!'
Yes!
In this fast-paced era, work and life take up almost a whole day, and we barely have time for entertainment, let alone socializing with others.
We have very little time for leisure, and sometimes we even forget to connect with those closest to us.
Therefore, friends, please forgive me. It's my fault that I haven't been in touch, and I haven't done it well enough, which has led to us becoming estranged.
But this doesn't mean I've forgotten, or diminished the bond of affection and loyalty we once shared.
Life is like fine wine; the longer it's aged, the more pure and intense it becomes.
So is affection, so is loyalty!
Even now, when I choose not to contact anyone, or engage in interaction, the bond of affection and loyalty we once shared doesn't diminish—it grows stronger with each passing year.
Like opening my contact list and seeing the avatars of friends who haven't moved in a long time, I can still recall all the moments we shared together.
Friends, if you find me becoming increasingly silent, please truly forgive me!
I'm genuinely occupied with other matters…
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