Friend are friends despite the distance

 
The other day while I was walking on the yard I heard someone yell “G”. I kept on walking a bit and then I heard it again “G”. So I looked around to see who was calling me. From a distance I couldn’t recognize who this stranger was but he looked familiar to me.
When he approached me I finally recognized him; he was someone who I used to kick it with back in my Jones Hall days. We greeted each other with “What’s up?” and the mandatory black man hug. (When you shake hands with your right and embrace with your left.)
A moment of reminiscing of ole’ times followed as we shared stories of the past which mainly started with the phrase remember when you, or we remember (insert friends name) did (followed by what they did).
After our conversation ended, we exchanged numbers and promised to “Holla at each other soon”. I then began to think about all the people whom I’ve met while attending Southern University and about how many I still see while walking across campus everyday. This led me to one question, will I see any of those people who I’ve gotten cool with and have either graduated, transferred to other schools or failed out ever again?
From the day you first step foot on this campus and throughout your academic career you will meet all types of characters from all over the country and experience different types of cultures. With some of the people you will develop a close bond but what happens when it’s time for graduation, when one clique member doesn’t come back, or if you and your boys or girls are forced to separate? Do you keep in touch with those friends who are no longer here?
Some may answer yes but my guess is that most of the students here would answer no. The same people who you go to class with, see walking around the yard and converse with on a daily basis may be the same people who you will see and most likely compete with for a job once you graduate and enter the real world.
The point I am trying to drive home is that once you become friends you should stay friends and not forget about someone just because they are no longer in sight. I have many friends who have graduated from here or transferred and we still keep in touch as often as we can and we plan on keeping it that way.