I may have learnt not much from my father, but the one thing I have is the meaning of friendship.
Having witnessed first-hand his closest relationships with his German friends over 66 years, I cannot but be amazed. Time and distance (mind you, this has been through the 50s – 80s – the second half of the 20th century in India, when we didn’t all have phones & certainly not the internet, and then the 2000s, when age has taken a physical toll!), have been no barrier to sentiment, affection and above all, the desire to stay connected.
Cheers, dad! To you and all your German friends!
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Wow and for cheers to your dad, Kunal and such lovely pictures of friendship. For sure friends know how to keep in touch even if there is distance and they enjoy to their fullest. Great post.
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Thanks, Kamal! Why don’t you go across to his site, too, when you have some time?
https://belatedbloomer.wordpress.com/
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Oh for sure will do that Kunal. Welcome dear.
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Thank YOU!
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Welcome.
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Sounds as though your dad has been an inspiration Kunal.
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In some ways, yes! Thanks!! He’s also on WP, if you’d like to pop across – https://belatedbloomer.wordpress.com/
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cheers to your amazing dad, the real men
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Thank you, Gina! He’s also on WP, if you’d like –
https://belatedbloomer.wordpress.com/
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oh cool! thanks Kunal I will check it out. this is more than cool actually!
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Thank you! 🙂
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That is awesome. Distance is irrelevant when it comes to true friendship.
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Thank you, my friend!
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You’re welcome, brother Kunal!
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Beautiful, Kamal. I’m sure you’ve heard the ancient, proverbial saying (I believe attributed to Aristotle) that “friendship is one soul existing in two bodies.” And really, this is the essence of genuine friendship, is it not? Blessings to you!
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What a wonderful comment, Jonathan! Many thanks!
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I recently had my high school reunion, some of us go back to when we were 6-7 years old… there’s something so magical about this “old” friendships!
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I agree! Thanks, Annika!
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Way to go….. specially to stay connected in those times required a lot of effort. Cheers to true friendship.
I recall reading a couple of his posts where he had written about his German friends 👍
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🙏🏽
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I genuinely believe friendship knows no boundaries 🙂
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Thank you! I agree!
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How lovely of your dad, does he also speak German?😃
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Of course quite fluently
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Then please tell him “Schöne grüße aus Deutschland” 🙂
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👍 vielen dank. Will do
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Sehr gerne😉
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You really floored me with this one. Love you a lot,son.
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👍👍👍
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So amazing that they have managed to stay friends for that long and that you have learned the true meaning of friendship through this.
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Thank you
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Hi dadiji.big cheers to you. Hey K, tell papaji , I said hi.
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🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Teen haath. I heard of baaaraah haath
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😊
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This is so cute and inspiring! Honestly reminds you that quality friends never stray too far from your life, no matter what.
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Yes, they’re always close to heart, even if far away. What I find inspiring is the effort taken by my dad and his friends in spite of the physical distance and the difficulties of age! Thanks for the lovely comment, ma’am!
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I appreciate this! Many thanks!
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