I’m sorry to report that a dear friend that had become an integral part of my life has very recently departed. This has left me feeling somewhat at a loss for a few days, although I seem to have found a way of coping with this most unexpected of exits. This is probably the reason I’ve not posted much in the last few days. It’s tough dealing with loss, as I’m sure every reader can relate.
You see every morning for the last couple of years this close friend has felt like, no not ‘felt like’, was an integral part of my morning routine. It really felt like we knew each other in a very intimate way. We certainly had a mutual dependency that, I like to think, made my friend feel they were instrumental in my productivity - I certainly felt I couldn’t go about my day without our brief encounters each morning.
The first signs of a serious problem only occurred one day before they departed. I put it down then to my being distracted with work pressures, but I fear they knew the severity of the situation better than I. In retrospect, it felt an altogether mournful day, despite it’s successes in other fields. So the sad reality dawned the next morning (Wednesday just passed), when they weren’t there to great me with the usual aplomb I’ve really come to expect.
In the few days since the departure, I’ve struggled to cope. I found solutions to my pangs, but it really wasn’t the same. No excited look about it when I saw it, and so much more effort that really didn’t work for me in the same way.
So today I went to look for new member of my family. All struck me in different - exiting - ways, each with their own unique appeal. However, whilst you can’t really rush a decision like this, my internet searching hadn’t revealed many candidates, so I ultimately decided that I should go for the first that jumped out as me, without breaking the bank. I made my choice, and I think it’s fair to say I await our first full encounter with some trepidation: They are big boots you are filling, but ultimately I think the relationship should be one of mutual benefit and pleasure, although I feel I need to stay current with developments, just in case.
July 14th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
A sad loss indeed, Richard. Your friend will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. He certainly brought a lot of comfort and inspiration to me in the time that I was fortunate enough to spend in his company. But try not to despair at his parting. Instead, rejoice in the memories of the good times you spent together, and of the happiness he brought to us all.
And you must look now to the future. You face the mornings now with a new companion, and you will no doubt find each other’s ways strange and difficult at first; but I’m sure you will quickly grow accustomed to each other’s idiosyncrasies. Don’t look to him to fill the shoes of your dear old friend, but rather treat these days as the beginning of something new, and allow him to reach his own wonderful potential. Soon you will be greeting each other in the mornings, full of an altogether new excitement, a new comfort, a new happiness.
July 14th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Only two years old!!!.
What did you do to it?
Or had it just come out of its guarantee?
Mine packed in after 7 years.
July 14th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I’ve used it every day for the last two years. I’ve had it for the last, oooh, seven or eight years. A present from my parents when I bought my London flat in 1999 if I recall correctly.
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Ah, that’s better, now ou can really mourn properly.
Look forward to greeting your new coffee friend, but have you tried Tea?
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