Daily article 77：Time goes by, like river
A friend of mine in university come to Beijing on a business trip. I had a dinner with him and another classmate tonight. We three are very good friends and spent a lot of time together in SJTU. After graduation, one of us went to Beijing, another stayed in Shanghai and I went to USA. Though each two of us had met in several occasions, this is the first time we three gather together since graduation. It’s kind of strange that 6 years have passed silently.
I thought we may look back at those days we spent together, when we walked through trough and enjoyed happy times. However, we focused more on topics like working situations, society news and market thoughts. I had a feeling that we could share more real thoughts and emotions but still, we chose to chat as if in working relationships. I can still remember some incidents we cared about and overcame together, but they just seems too small from today’s point of view.
On the way back, I had many thoughts. As we grow up, the people and things around us are changing rapidly. Some of us may still keep in touch on a regular basis. Some old friends may not chat and contact very often. Good friends do not only represent friendship or themselves, but also carry part of your past. Perhaps we are too busy to say hello to the past selves. But in this special night, under the beautiful moon, I still want to thank my friends and my past self. We may not contact as old days, but I still treasure you as old days.
我大學時的一個好朋友來北京出差，今晚我與他和另一個同學共進晚餐。我們三個是很好的朋友，在交大一起度過了很多歡樂和痛苦的時光。畢業後，我們一個去了北京，一個留在上海，而我去了美國，雖然我們中兩兩見過面，但三個人一起，畢業後還是第一次。不知不覺，6年竟已悄無聲息地過去了。
我本來想我們多半會回顧一起度過的那些日子，彼此陪伴走過低谷，又一起開心快樂的時候。不過，話題卻更多地落在了工作、社會新聞和市場的上面。談話間我一直有一種感覺，我相信他們也一樣，那就是我們其實可以分享彼此更多真實的想法和情感，但最終還是像工作中一樣聊天。我仍然記得我們在大學一起商量和解決的一些事情，但站在今天，這些事情也不值一提了。
在回來的路上，我想了很多。隨著人的成長，我們周圍的人和事都在迅速變化。一些人可能仍然定期保持聯繫，另一些人卻可能不經常見面，即使曾經那麼要好。其實，好朋友不僅代表著友誼或是他們這些人，也承載著你過去的一部分。也許我們現在太忙了，以至於沒空好好跟過去的自己聊聊天。但是在這個特別的夜晚，月色如當年般清亮，我想要感謝我的朋友和過去的自己。我們可能不像過去般頻繁聯繫，但我仍然像過去一般珍視。
