Keep In Touch

Thomas Jane once said, ~People lose people, we lose things in our life as we’re constantly growing and changing. That’s what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It’s what you gain from that loss that makes life.~ Let me ask you this question in regards to the people you’ve been able to “meet” online during one’s own journey of life, are you still in contact with him/her/them or ended up losing touch for whatever reason? For it’s a thought provoking situation indeed as you encounter individuals who become part of your life whereby establishing some sort of friendship or association, but those same connections you make can change leading you to part ways then eventually lose touch.

Without a doubt, you never really know how long the connections you make with people will last, especially if those friendships are made online. True, the individuals you “meet” online are the ones you may never actually meet in person, which is considered a perfect arrangement for a certain number of individuals who are introverted. In any case, whether it’s becoming part of an online fan group for sports, professional wrestling/wrestlers, anime, movies, tv, etc. you’re going to find yourself clicking with other like-minded fans who possibly share a mutual and not to mention fiery interest. However, as time goes on that aforementioned fiery interest slowly fizzles out and you’re no longer part of that group.

If you think about it, you aren’t necessarily obligated to explain yourself and give a reason why you’re no longer part of said group as it will inevitably be part of your past. In other words, you simply move on and gradually or in some cases completely lose touch with the community you were a part of for a considerable amount of time. Unfortunately, some people hold on to the past and bear the burden of taking on the responsibility of keeping alive the past to the point where blame is placed on you for something beyond your control. Hey, it’s by no fault of your own or the people in that group for that matter in losing interest and hopefully nobody takes it personally because of your absence.

Personally speaking, I’ve been part of a number of fan groups over the years ranging from American Idol, anime, Marvel, DC, WCW, WWE, a pro wrestler known as Sting, etc. Essentially, I’ve been able to connect with so many like-minded individuals over the years and it was an awesome experience until I moved on. Thinking about it further, those memorable experiences I’ve gained became part of my past and there will be more to come in the present into the future. Fortunately, with the advent of social media I’ve been able to reconnect with former Sting fans from the Stung 4 Life Posse who moved on themselves, one of them being the creator of the group. Side note: I’m still a fan of the Stinger.

In retrospect, when you think back on the person you were in the past to the person you are now, it certainly puts into perspective how much change there’s been in between. Of course, each one of our interests come and go along with the people who you not only associate with, but deemed at one point a friend(s). That’s pretty much the bittersweet reality of life. Hey, if you’re not the type of person to grasp the concept of moving on from the past and it’s been living rent free in your head ever since then you’ll be forever stuck my friend. In the end, the words keep in touch don’t always work out because of how life has moved/is moving you in so many directions or just one direction and that’s necessarily a bad thing.