5 hours!

This morning, I had the most animated conversations ever!! One of my best buddies buzzed me from Australia. He and I go back more than 5 years and he is a person who has single handedly affected my thinking, mannerisms, outlook and lifestyle in the greatest way! In several ways, he is my mentor. I have learnt a lot of things from him passively. We have talked about anything and everything…be it sophisticated and respectable, offensive and vulgar or somewhere in between. We share an intellectual chemistry…one that I have NEVER shared with anyone before. Both of us know each other for what we truly are…stripped of all that the rest of the world sees us as. We know each other’s mind and heart and soul…the connection is almost supernatural!
So, coming back. He called me up at around 01:00am. He was all shattered and distressed. It is quite probable that my perception played games with me (His being upset always charges me up emotionally!) but I can swear that he was teary eyed. I found myself uttering words in a manner that I have never done before. I have never been this softhearted with anyone. Not once in my whole goddamn life! I felt his anguish as my own. I was surprised to hear the phrases of comfort I was mouthing and the softening of my voice. Strange! I got to learn a whole new side to me. The tender, feminine side. And boy! It felt awesome!!
It’s always a personal triumph for me when I can be of assistance to my friends. There are a small amount of things I am good at. And one of them is being objective and making people become conscious of what they are doing and why they are doing it. I can make people I know well see reason…except for when they are themselves in denial. And when they are in denial…I step back. I am not the kinda person who churns out advice to anyone and everyone.
So this morning, we worked magic! Our 5 hour-long conversation ended with him re-realizing his priorities....something he had not thought about doing in a really long time! Hearing the excitement back in his voice meant so much to me. He is one of my greatest friends. I was ecstatic to see him as the same person that he was an year back. I care for him immensely! And hope he can keep his motivation levels soaring. He needs sunshine in his life…and I hope and wish that he gets every bit of it!! And for all its worth, I am ALWAYS by his side! We did it again dude! Our friendship rocks! And just one more thing....you have started to cuss way too much!!! But you're okay.....and I love you, you Dawg!!