non-awkward hellos please

There are at least 5-10 times a day that i see people who i either have had bad or good experiences with and either awkwardly a say hello or look the other way.

As a senior at Syracuse University, i have met hundreds of people. These are people i have been friends with, had classes with, was a member of band or another organization with (prssa, suoc, etc). There are some people that I was best friends with, and now barely speak to. To tell you the truth, it makes me very upset sometimes when i think about how sad it is to not have a relationships with sonmeone i had once been best friends with.

I think this is something that all people deal with as they get older. It is impossible to stay close to all people you are friends with forever. We have to learn to go out of our way for the people that mean something to us and understand that if we speak to this friend once every week or two, than that is great.

There will also be people who you dont speak to for years. Now, the next time you encounter this person, it can go one of two ways. First, you can act really awkward and barely say hello. OR you can take the route (which i am doing my best to be more comfortable with) and be happy to see that friend and catch up on lost time.

I am a person who grew up in a small town and have called the same house my home for my whole life. There are people who i have had in my life for as long as i can remember and therefore i never had to get used to not seeing people for such long periods of time. After my four years at Syracuse, i have learned many life lessons. And this is one that i need to work at, or else i will have a lonely future.

sorry about the babbling, I just want to say that in life, it will be impossible to talk to all of your friends consistently. Also, if someone goes out of their way for you, try to do the same, truly good friends who will do something for you are special...keep them close. If a friendship is important to you, make sure you put the effort into keeping them close to you. After graduation, we will all be going our separate ways and will have to look forward to seeing friends every once in a while, instead of everyday.

So, if you see me and it's been months or years since we have last talked, let's not make it awkward and please give a friendly hello and catch up on the lost time. We are all growing older, living our own lives, and looking forward to making non-awkward hellos with old friends.