Losing a Best Friend

speckledegg
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:31:24 +0000

Good point, NSM. I guess I was thinking of the song in the sense of respecting what was good about the old friendships and carrying those things in your heart as you evolve and develop new relationships. It’s not possible to maintain friendships with everyone we’ve ever been friends with… too much maintenance even under the healthiest of circumstances. There would be no time for the new friends or even oneself. Back when the song was written, I don’t think there was much talk about boundaries.

I always wondered, are the new friends or the old friends considered to be the gold? Gold is many times more valuable than silver in today’s market.

And totally dump the gold-plated scrap metal.