Amistades que valen oro / Friendships worth their weight in gold
La vida sin amigos es algo que para quien los ha tenido, no se concibe, y para los que dejamos todo atrás, resultan vitales para mantenerse un poco cuerdo en medio de la vorágine de los días fuera de la zona de confort.
Desde hace 8 años que dejé a todos mis amigos en mi país, para salir a buscar una nueva vida sobre todo para mis hijos, y honestamente, aunque yo no he logrado hacer amigos en mi nueva residencia, viviendo en un ostracismo un tanto por decisión propia, agradezco que mis hijos si hayan sido capaces de establecer lazos afectivos con chicos de sus edades.
Al llegar a este país, mi hijo mayor entró en la escuela primaria, donde fue muy bien acogido y luego en la secundaria ha hecho unas relaciones hermosas con su grupo de amigos, que han sido su soporte y apoyo en muchos momentos de estos años, además de convertirlo en uno más de la manada, y justo de eso se trata el concepto.
En días pasados, uno de esos amigos, me escribe para sacar permiso para que mi hijo vaya a su casa, y me dice que si puede llevar el chip de su celular, pues tiene meses con el aparato dañado y yo no he tenido los recursos para comprarle otro o mandarlo a arreglar.
Lo lindo es que lo que le tenían era la sorpresa de regalarle un celular, usado, pero en muy buen estado, para poderse comunicar con él directamente, aunque me aclararon que no les incomodaba escribirme a mi, les parecía que era un excelente regalo para celebrar que llegó a la mayoría de edad, pues él es el menor de todos ellos, y ya pasó de ser la mascota del grupo, a un hombre.
Quizás sea solo un gesto común entre compañeros, pero en este caso, ha venido a ser la mayor prueba de que mi hijo ha logrado tener amistades que valen oro.
Life without friends is something that is inconceivable to anyone who has ever had them, and for those of us who have left everything behind, they are vital for keeping a little bit of sanity amidst the whirlwind of days spent outside our comfort zone.
It has been eight years since I left all my friends behind in my home country to seek a new life, above all for my children, and honestly, although I have not managed to make friends in my new home—living in a state of self-imposed isolation—I am grateful that my children have been able to form close bonds with children their own age.
When we arrived in this country, my eldest son started at primary school, where he was made to feel very welcome, and then at secondary school he has formed wonderful relationships with his group of friends, who have been his rock and support at many times over the years, as well as making him one of the gang – and that is precisely what the concept is all about.
A few days ago, one of those friends wrote to me asking permission for my son to go to his house, and asked if he could take his mobile phone SIM card, as his phone has been broken for months and I haven’t had the money to buy him a new one or send it for repair.
The lovely thing is that what they had in store for him was the surprise of giving him a mobile phone – second-hand, but in very good condition – so they could get in touch with him directly. Although they made it clear that they didn’t mind messaging me, they felt it was an excellent gift to celebrate him coming of age, as he is the youngest of them all and has gone from being the group’s ‘mascot’ to a man.
Perhaps it’s just a common gesture among friends, but in this case, it has become the greatest proof that my son has managed to make friends who are worth their weight in gold.
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