I got a check in the mail today. In the “for” line it read: “friendship fee”. And I thought was funny—almost as funny as if she said “payment for services.”
And it made me think, what happened if she (Kayla) didn’t repay me. I think I would be very hacked at her—because I spent the money, and I wanted it back. So in a sense, her description is completely accurate: that payment was a maintenance fee for our friendship. It would probably die and fade away if I wasn’t repaid.
Is that sad? I don’t think it is.
Everything in life is in a state of atrophy. Everything is falling apart. You see a new road; the next day, cracks are appearing down the lanes. Everyday I walk up the stairs to my apartment and I see how the complex is aging and falling apart. I walked through an abandoned house in college—and it was literally falling apart—the walls were leaning in at places and out at others. My car is more likely to break down every day. And every person I once called friend is slipping further away.
You see everything in life takes maintenance. Roads need it. Apartments need it. Houses need it. Cars need it. People need it.
So what’s the moral to this story? I’m not really sure. I suppose we need to be more active in all areas of our lives – don’t let laziness and idleness keep you from performing the maintenance in your life.