Vanity Fair and City I (7)

It is not easy to find real friends in this city, so the old friends become more and more important.

People here come from every corner of the country. Even though we are yellow people with black hair and black eyes, we speak different dialects, we have different traditions, our ancestors were buried in different mountains, our memories are totally different, and our past is unknown to each others. People come and go like water and wind. Today you work with him or her in the same company, tomorrow he or she may leave and work in another company and never contact…Together we laugh, we talk, we work, but not all of us can be friends.

And those old friends, like the cobbles under the river, may disappear when the river water is abundant, but no matter how fast the water flow, they remain there, quiet, secret, patient and constant, ready to help, to listen, and to give strength.

These days I feel unhappy… I called him. I haven’t called him for a long time. From the day I left GZ, I have decided to forget him. However, the distance between city and city couldn’t create barriers if I decided to call him.

He was always there, as he had said, I am his good friend for ever. Yes, he is my good friend for ever. Somebody helps me end the eight-year love towards him. When I told him I felt sad, I suddenly realized that I considered him as my good friend. Just friend, good friend, but that may be the best and perfect result…

The same happens to him and his girlfriends. He has had four girlfriends, but he and his girlfriends become friends at last. It is not easy to build friendship between lovers, but he succeeds. And now I succeed. He considers me as his good friend, and I can consider him as my good friend finally. Friendship can last for a life time; no matter how things change, he will be my friend for ever, no “betray”, no “abandon” and no “cheat”.

That’s because we have experienced the same experiences, felt the same feelings, memorized the same memories: We were together, as classmates, as friends, and gave strength to each other, in the crucial time of our life.

After him I have met many people…some of them from other provinces, some of them from other countries, other races, or even members on CS…It is exciting to meet new friends from far places, but the barriers are so…

There are always misunderstandings due to many reasons. I am not against race-mixing. What I want to say is that, race-mixing is a balance: at one end is misunderstandings, doubts, cheat and lies; at the other end is trust, sincerity, true feelings and deep emotions. If one end is heavy, the other end will be light.

Unless you have enough courage to eliminate these barriers…Unless your trust, your sincerity, your true feelings and your deep emotions are strong enough…