On Gaia I have met people, in a manner of speaking. We talk daily, and get to know each other. But we never really meet.
One of my friends sent me this poem the other day, which sums it up really nicely.
Quote:
Unseen Friend
by Iceman
Although you are a friend of mine
and letters we exchange,
I wouldn't know you on the street,
and doesn't that seem strange?
You hold a place within my life,
unusual and unique;
We share ideals and special dreams,
and still, we do not speak.
I picture what I think you are,
perhaps you picture me.
An intriguing game for both of us
for someone we can't see.
So for this friendship we possess,
we owe this mail a debt,
Perhaps the charm lies in the fact
that we have never met.
by Iceman
Although you are a friend of mine
and letters we exchange,
I wouldn't know you on the street,
and doesn't that seem strange?
You hold a place within my life,
unusual and unique;
We share ideals and special dreams,
and still, we do not speak.
I picture what I think you are,
perhaps you picture me.
An intriguing game for both of us
for someone we can't see.
So for this friendship we possess,
we owe this mail a debt,
Perhaps the charm lies in the fact
that we have never met.
The fact is, this poem speaks the truth. The people we meet we probably wouldn't even notice as we walked down the street. (Then again, I live thousands of miles away from the US, so I doubt I would see any of you.)
Currently my best of friends on gaia are few. They have changed, and ones I used to talk to often now exchange remarks every few months.
I always talk to ducky, as she listens to my bitches and moans (And I listen to her many more). When I log in, there she usually is on Aim, as if she has no other life. (She has no other life).
I usually also talk to LOTRpottergirl, who I met through my minishop ages ago. I bug her and get her to test my crap, and she is always nice.
I like being friends with people, but unless you make a distinction in my mind, I will have no idea who you are. If I remember your Aim name, it means I care, as I only remember those of friends. Everyone else each time we talk I ask "Who are you?".
Thats about it, for my mindless rant.
Perhaps the charm lies in the fact
that we have never met.
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