Long time …
No see
I posted something on social media recently to mixed results ..
It’s interesting running into people you haven’t seen in a long time. After the first few minutes of “how are you’s” and “what are you up to“ you realize there was a reason why you haven’t seen them in years. Not a lot in common. It happens.
I thought my meaning was simple and clear. One doesn’t hang out or see people they have nothing in common with. One isn’t friends with people they have nothing in common with. It’s a fact, not speculation. Fact.
Here’s the story … Awhile back I ran into some people I hadn’t seen in many years. At one time our relationship involved their business. Although I didn’t deal with them directly as a rule, I’d see them while I was there.
On the day we ran into each other we stopped, hugged, chatted, then went on our way. We were friendly, polite and respectful. That doesn’t mean we are friends. It just means that we knew each other at one point but didn’t have a significant friend relationship. We were, in essence, acquaintances with a business relationship. We aren’t even friends on social media. I don’t follow them and they don’t follow me.
Some people liked my comment and from that I figured they agreed with the sentiment. And based on reactions from a few other people I got the impression they thought my posting was bold. I don’t understand that viewpoint, but it is what it is. And it doesn’t bother me that we think differently. That’s fine. We are all entitled to our own opinions. Right?
Until the next time.