Whisper in Time

"Whisper In Time"

all those stories that my dad told me,
they are just a whisper in time
all those things that never came to be,
they are just a whisper in time

a whisper in time, a whisper in time
things that I can't shake from my mind
a whisper in time, a whisper in time
moments that just flicker and die

all those places I wanted to go,
they are just a whisper in time
all those friends who now I do not know,
they are just a whisper in time

maps and roads that brought me here today,
they are just a whisper in time
circumstances that were explained away,
they are just a whisper in time

...we are messengers of memory,
just whispers in time

by Bad Religion

Today my church said goodbye to some very wonderful people. A few months ago, two girls from Ontario moved to Smithers and began house-sitting for some friends of theirs. In the middle of May, they both returned home for a short time. One of them went to Taiwan and is now teaching english (the smart, wonderful jerk that she is has a weblog which I've linked to on the sidebar, Asylum). The other returned to Smithers in early June and brought her younger sister and another friend. I've been fortunate enough to hang out with them. They are leaving on Tuesday, returning home to work and life back in Ontario.

There are some people that you meet in life who are just whispers in time. Such people often come into your life and cause chaos to it (for example, the woman who smashed into my car several years ago!). You are focred to deal with these people because they have wronged you, or have impacted your live in other negative ways. There have been many such people in my life; people who were mere whispers in time. Sadly enough, there have been some good people in my life who have moved on (or I have moved on from them). They too are whispers in time, a memory that has flickered and died. Perhaps I should have done more to remain in contact with them. Conversely, they may have been brought into my life for a specific purpose (and now we both must move on). But what of those whose impact is most lasting? I think that is the case with the Girls from Ontario. I did not get to know them extremely well, nor did I get into any major discussions with them on any heavy subjects. But they seem to have made a tremendous impact on my life. They think in positive ways. They act unselfishly, and are open with people they meet. In fact, I can honestly say that I have never met a more naturally friendly, welcoming, and extroverted person than Angie. There doesn't seem to be any fear of rejection in her. When she introduces herself to people at church (and keep in mind... she is a "new" person in her own right!), she carries a conversation with no awkward silent moments. That is unique to me. I certainly wish I was more like that.

At any rate, I hope I get to see them again someday. Hopefully I'll get to go to Winnipeg in August, and if I do I'll have to convince the Chap and the Yammers to go on a road trip to Ontario (hehehehe!). The impact that they have had on me was not a mere whisper in time. The maps and the roads that brought us together were destined to be. And I for one am grateful for it. Thanks, ladies.