We had brunch a month ago (literally to the date of this post) at our still-favorite brunch spot of Basilico. I haven't gotten around to sorting photos or even deciding whether to write a mundane post about it, then life exploded, and so many things have happened since then.
It felt good to have the friends for those few hours. It made the world feel more sane. We hope to have them in Singapore longer, but they'll probably leave town soon. It's tiring toggling between two countries and three cities. If there's nothing to hold them back, then it's time for them to shrug off shackles and obligations and fly out.
At this stage of our lives, the forties... we're all doing some serious adulting now. It's more than dealing with our emotions and the realities of caring for aged parents and those who are stricken with long-term illnesses. We're good at compartmentalizing, and we're fairly clinical about sentiments. We'll simply do what has to be done. But it is exhausting.
In this season of life, we're extremely blessed to have many good friends, friends who have shown (Not 'prove', okay. It's not a test) their sincerity, discretion and love. The man and I ask ourselves, ‘what can we do for our friends?’ Often, the answer is sadly, 'not much'. Our friends are of course fairly independent and aren't the needy sort. By now, we've kinda weeded out those people from our lives. We hardly bother to meet new people nowadays. Whatever for? What we can do for our friends is, offer emotional support, and help whenever called upon.
At this stage of our lives, the forties... we're all doing some serious adulting now. It's more than dealing with our emotions and the realities of caring for aged parents and those who are stricken with long-term illnesses. We're good at compartmentalizing, and we're fairly clinical about sentiments. We'll simply do what has to be done. But it is exhausting.
In this season of life, we're extremely blessed to have many good friends, friends who have shown (Not 'prove', okay. It's not a test) their sincerity, discretion and love. The man and I ask ourselves, ‘what can we do for our friends?’ Often, the answer is sadly, 'not much'. Our friends are of course fairly independent and aren't the needy sort. By now, we've kinda weeded out those people from our lives. We hardly bother to meet new people nowadays. Whatever for? What we can do for our friends is, offer emotional support, and help whenever called upon.
2 comments:
Not much? I beg to differ. You guys are the best and are always there.
Uhhhh... we try! 😘
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