Hello dear friend! This morning, I saw your message and my mood felt an instant uplift! You reaching out to ask me how I was doing made me feel instantly happy and on the spur of the moment, I thought I was so blessed that you and I share this bond, in an era when life and people and their connections are so unpredictable!
Imagine for a moment, that instead of speaking over the phone, as we just did, this morning, we are actually seated at a cozy café, with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafting through the air. How lovely would that be?!
The clinking of cups and the gentle hum of conversation around would create the perfect ambience for a moment of connection. If we were having coffee together, what would we talk about? Or rather—what wouldn’t be talk about?
To begin with, the focus would clearly shift from the hustle and bustle of everyday life to the meaningful exchange of thoughts, experiences, and emotions. Hitting the pause button in the narrative of our lives would draw us into this ‘no-agenda and no-holds barred’ free flowing chat from the mundane to the profound, along the ebb and flow of frowns, smiles, laughter, silliness and banter. Heartbreaks and disappointments, definitely. I’m sure, if we did get carried away, we might even be shedding a tear or two along the way, and then, laugh it off with our trademark joke about how we’d drown our sorrows over bottles of vodka and get sloshed only to get back to our senses with no memory of whatever transpired the hours before. It’s our little window of letting go…of laughing away what we sometimes cannot endure anymore and what still pains us in the innermost core of our hearts…
As we’d speak, we would savor not just the coffee, but also the nuances of each other’s words, the cadence of our voices, and the emotions that we’d bring along—a bit like a bridge connecting our different worlds.
In a way, our coffee date would not just be about the words exchanged—it would also be the moments-in-between, the silences, the pauses and the weight of things being shared. As friends, we’ve been on this journey of unravelling our minds and hearts over the years, through the written words, and through our conversations over the phone and virtual meets, but always virtually. A face to face would be a totally different matter altogether, wouldn’t it?
If we were having coffee together, our conversation would meander through the realms of art, writing, creative challenges, or the latest book/film/netflix that has captured our imaginations. You’d recommend me more and I’d share my reviews of what I enjoyed most.
As our coffee mugs would gradually empty, the essence of our time together would linger on.
If we were having coffee together, I’d definitely tell you how, in the midst of life’s chaos, the simple act of sharing a cup of coffee has a lot of power to nurture, rejuvenate, and strengthen the ties that bind us together. This soul-connection, that we’ve forged over the years, would be heightened over this coffee-fueled exchange—a reminder of why even one genuine connection in this world where depth often becomes a casualty, can truly matter a lot.
If we were having coffee together, I’d tell you this one thing before we leave—that friendship is always a two-way street. And the best part is, that whenever I reach out to you or vice versa, we know the other will come forward to meet us half-way, no matter where the journey of life takes us.
Give and take is the foundation of friendship. Coffee with a friend is always like therapy, just a non-judgemental time to relax and chat.
Yes, I would definitely enjoy a cup of coffee with you. Talking about art, nature and all things beautiful in this world. Ahh someday!
Yes, nothing like a one-to-one meeting with someone who makes you feel comfortable. I recently met an ex student at a cafe. He brought his wife and children along – and though I met them for the first time, the conversation was so meaningful and heart warming!
The best part for me was the bit on how one genuine connection matters so much. These days we make a hundred connections each day – offline and online yet there are only a handful of people who we can have real deep conversations with. Loved reading your heartfelt coffee post Esha.
Nothing can beat conversations over a cup of coffee! There is something so pure and simple about it.
I love reading a coffee post. 🙂 There is an inexplicable joy in catching up with old friends, isn’t it? Be it a simple text or a call or meeting face to face, it’s one of a kind. I hope you get to catch up with your friend face to face one day soon, Esha. 🤍
I recently met my best friend from college afte decades! It was as if you described our meeting in this post.❤
So happy to hear that, Sunita! Thank you.
Meeting an old friend is so very special. I’m still waiting to meet my friend from college someday. She lives halfway across the world so I’m not sure when that will happen but I’m sure it will be a very special meet-up for both of us.
SO MUCH TRUTH
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