Is Auld Lang Syne Alive Today?
An interesting event happened the other day. It turns out that an old friend of mine – a female friend – lives in a town I frequently visit. The person who serendipitously informed me of this also gave me the old friend’s phone number. The question is, what do I do with it? This wasn’t a romantic relationship, although it certainly had all the makings for one, and our parting wasn’t unfriendly by any means. On the other hand, we never really said goodbye and the termination of the relationship probably wasn’t on either of our preferred terms. It was kind of sad really. She’s married and has a child, possibly more than one, and we haven’t spoken in about 15 years. A phone call out of the blue during the holidays would certainly be a shock for her; just as getting this information was for me. She’s also from a different culture that might regard such a call as being rude or intrusive. Still, it would be great to hear how she is and maybe even to get some closure on an interlude long ago
