Now, I am an adult. But I think maintaining
friendships with long-distance friends is difficult.
We can meet neighborhood friends easily. We
can meet by chance. We can invite them someplace easily. We can go to cafés,
bars, restaurants, and events together. We can help each other with small
tasks. These actions are a good opportunity for maintaining friendships.
When I studied in California, I had many
foreign friends. I still keep in touch with some of them. Sometimes, I send
cards to them. Two of them send me cards too.
One friend from Hong Kong still lives in
California. Another friend from Taiwan lives in Taiwan now.
When the Great East Japan Earthquake
occurred, both of them sent me emails asking, “Are you OK?” I was OK. I lived
far away from the epicenter. My fiancée scolded me because I didn’t call her
when the earthquake happened. That was the biggest damage I experienced from
that earthquake. But don’t worry, she is my wife now. And I was happy to hear
from old friends.
They actually helped me when the pandemic
happened. In Japan, people needed to wear masks everywhere. But we couldn’t buy
masks in any shops. Magically, though, everyone wore masks everywhere.
My friends knew about that situation. They
sent me masks from the USA and Taiwan. Let me say a few words of thanks. Those
masks were really useful. Thank you!
You know, most of my friends live in Japan.
If we have a problem nationwide, most of my friends have the same problem. No
one can help me. But my USA friend and my Taiwan friend can help me.
Keeping in touch with long-distance friends
is bothersome. Out of sight is out of mind.
But there are situations only long-distance
friends can help you with. In our future, no one can predict who will help us
in any situation. We need to keep in touch with long-distance friends.
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