Today I met with two people who my parents were really close with until 25 years ago. I 'knew' them from visiting them and having holidays with them in France at a mutual friends house, but the last time I saw them was when I was 7 years old.

My parents sort of lost these two lovely people, a married couple, at some point at about 7 years of friendship - there was a silence and they had moved houses and in a day and age before Facebook... There was no way my parents were able to find out where they were hanging out or working or...

So my parents would still think about them, sometimes even looking for them when walking in their city, yes - people make an impact, but would never meet them again.

Until...

Until this one night at a concert where the singer was asking some questions to the audience and asked two people 'what are your names?' - the him of the couple answered with his full name, and the her of the couple had already shared hers. My parents looked at each other in shock: that couldn't be... true?!

But it was.

My mom literally hunted them down in the lobby, all nervous, but dedicated to say hi to those two people she had cared for but lost so long ago.

When they met all the years that had been between them fell away. They hugged, laughed, cried, and picked up their friendship as if it was only yesterday that they had lost each other.

The reasons for the break aren't that important and way too personal to share, but basically something happened in the life of the couple that had forced them to break all ties with all family and friends so they could fix this enormous thing with the two of them, and without interference of people who were or were not on their side.

And today I met them as well

The friendship is in full bloom again and the friends asked my parents to see me as well as they have memories of me when I was a child, caring for me in their own way, brining me presents from their travels (little ducks in all shapes and forms).

Apparently one of their memories of me is when we were going to a party and someone pointed directions and I grabbed the hand of a 16-year old boy while I was a 5-year old girl and told him "Kom maar mee ventje" (Just come with me little guy).

They still use that little sentence of me in conversations sometimes.

Which means I made a lasting impact on two adult people when I was only 5 years old.

Such is life, life is special

Cherish all the moments and bonds you have and even had in life - you never know how much impact you might have or have had on someone else <3

Return from About reconnecting, friendship, and the impact we have on others to Rosanne's Web3 Blog