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.
我大学时的一个好朋友来北京出差，今晚我与他和另一个同学共进晚餐。我们三个是很好的朋友，在交大一起度过了很多欢乐和痛苦的时光。毕业后，我们一个去了北京，一个留在上海，而我去了美国，虽然我们中两两见过面，但三个人一起，毕业后还是第一次。不知不觉，6年竟已悄无声息地过去了。
我本来想我们多半会回顾一起度过的那些日子，彼此陪伴走过低谷，又一起开心快乐的时候。不过，话题却更多地落在了工作、社会新闻和市场的上面。谈话间我一直有一种感觉，我相信他们也一样，那就是我们其实可以分享彼此更多真实的想法和情感，但最终还是像工作中一样聊天。我仍然记得我们在大学一起商量和解决的一些事情，但站在今天，这些事情也不值一提了。
在回来的路上，我想了很多。随着人的成长，我们周围的人和事都在迅速变化。一些人可能仍然定期保持联系，另一些人却可能不经常见面，即使曾经那么要好。其实，好朋友不仅代表着友谊或是他们这些人，也承载着你过去的一部分。也许我们现在太忙了，以至于没空好好跟过去的自己聊聊天。但是在这个特别的夜晚，月色如当年般清亮，我想要感谢我的朋友和过去的自己。我们可能不像过去般频繁联系，但我仍然像过去一般珍视。
