It was a typical busy, dull day at office
The familiar ping on the phone made me look at the screen,
An FB friend request from a long lost friend blinked on the screen
A familiar rush of happiness surged through me as I saw the name
Nostalgia consumed me and the countless happy memories left me with a smile on my face
One accept and a messenger wave later, we were on a trip down the memory lane remembering the good old school days.
After the chat I feverishly started searching for other school friends and adding them
Just then Facebook suggested his name! My first crush and a dear friend
We lost touch after school, and now there on facebook his name popped!
I kept the phone aside and was trying to focus on work,
Did he ever know I liked him? Would he accept my friend request? Would it be awkward?
While my brain and heart debated on such endless questions
Another ping on the phone drew me towards it
He had sent a friend request with a message
“Hi! It’s been so long, remember the last time we met…”
We shared a bit of past, a bit of present, a bit of what was unsaid, had a hearty laugh and a promise to catch up soon.
And just like that an old friendship was renewed.
I know this isn’t the theme for today, but I wanted to write on this theme and I have a series running on Friday, so couldn’t post then, hence posting now.
Sweet nostalgia!
You are right, Social Media is who we need to thanks for reconnecting with people we had lost touch with 🙂
True That Mayuri
Social media helped me connect with tonnes of friends and even cousins I didnt know existed as we hadnt met growing up and were unaware of the family links! I love FB for giving me a great circle of long lost friends and connecting me with some really loving brothers and sisters!!
Aww, that must be such a lovely feeling! Something that was impossible in the past.
Very nice one…indeed nostalgic.
I have still not faced any such phase…
Thanks Jyotirmoy
Aww! That was so sweet! Yes, thanks to social media we are now connected with so many childhood friends and memories!
Thanks Shilpa
been there, done that. And yes, it is a lovely feeling walking down memory lane with people we cared about in the past 🙂
Thanks Dr. Roshan
Hehe.. Neha honestly I was reading this post and could really connect to it when the same happened with me couple of months ago.
Lovely funny quirky memories.
Thanks Dipika 🙂
Wow, that was a heart touching one
Thanks Ravi
Such an amazing feeling of getting in touch with old friends, and going down the memory lane with them. Sweet post.
True that Payal
Haha! I can understand the dilemma that goes either to send request or to accept one.
A never ending dilemma :))
Yes connecting to old friends through social media brings lots of beautiful past memories and make us feel nostalgic. I had connected with many childhood friends through FB and have a similar experience like you.
This could so easily be anyone’s story! Social media has made it so much easier for us to delve into our past friends and memories with just one click.
Social media is one that source is really connected to many lost hearts and people. I am so happy to read this!!
Loved your post ! Social Media actually was the link that brought many of my long lost school and college friends together again. Your post rekindled those memories .
You took me back to my twenties. What a nostalgia. Seriously the kind of thoughts that could rush through our mind. Beautiful
Your words are so relatable. Has happened with many of us I guess. We loose touch and then social media has made it so easy to reach out within no time.
So agree and we should definitely give due credit to social media for helping us stay in touch with people directly or indirectly. It’s a sweet and nostalgic way of reconnecting and living so many good memories and vice versa. Loved this beautifully penned post.
Oh yes I can resonate with your post totally. There are times when we curse social media for invading our privacy but on other hand social media has bridged the gap between people.
Great post for the one who facing it.
Absolutely simple yet cute to read this. It definitely rang so many nostalgic bells. Crushes nd the school/college life definitely feels left behind nd is surely missed.
Such a sweet post! Reminds me of so many similar memories!
I am so glad that we live in an age where this is possible thanks to social media.