Thanks [edited/re-post]

It’s amazing how with just a click of the mouse and even the keyboard, our life changes. In this world of modern technology where a lot of people interact on the internet, most of us have experienced talking to whoever we can approach, irrelevant of the other person’s behavior and character. One has to be very observant, if he wishes not to be deceived by majority of people who are online, who mostly disguise themselves as trustworthy and yet they are not. A blink of an eye and you might have been duped with all the sweet talks and never ending flattery that is rampant in the world of chat.








In the ongoing battle of outwitting the other chatter for personal, financial and some even for sexual gains, one such positive development was you. I was half expecting that you’d be just like the others I met. We talked for a while. Then we say our goodbyes. After that, I would have thought, the next time I log in online, we might not even remember what we have talked about, that we have just spent countless minutes of conversation, mostly on things about us. You were different. You were a frequent companion. A friend who occasionally pays a visit, talks about things, asks for advice, and tells stories about things that surround you, the usual friendly banter that I have grown accustomed to.








And then you were gone. But I didn’t expect that it would just be for a short while. I thought that I would revert to my old quiet days, when hardly there’s anyone I could talk to, except maybe on occasions. It seems like eternity. To my surprise I couldn’t even believe that I was actually talking with you again. After that I would regularly see my list blink with bright yellow streaks of happiness announcing that you are available for the start of another meaningful conversation. You weren’t just another name that clogged my overflowing list, some other names occupy a portion - and yet in a truer sense - you are occupying an important space in the list wherein some don’t deserve to be included.








I was happy for having met you online, but I must have been blessed to be considered a friend.  In this electronic world full of deception, seldom do we find a person that inspires us, helps us feel appreciated even in little ways, and encourage us for the better, and vice versa. You don’t know how happy I am, having proven that friendship can be molded into something fruitful even if we are worlds apart. Thank you’s would never be enough I guess, a few hugs and kisses perhaps, and a solid assurance that whatever may come our way, I, with great enthusiasm, would play my coveted part of a valued friend to you… for life…