Silvia Culture

It's been a couple of years since I spoke to a friend who lives back east.

In the last month or two, I was thinking about her a lot. I managed to locate her phone number. I went on Google Call Phone and tried calling her. I reached a voicemail with a message spoken by a woman's voice.  I was pleased because it sounded just like her so it must still be her number.

I left a message. I didn't hear from her.

I called again and reached her voicemail again. I left another message and there was still no return call from her.

Today I called again. The phone was answered by a man. He was her son.

When I asked for his mother, he told me,"I guess you haven't heard the news."

I asked, "What news?"

"She passed away last month," he told me.

I was struck dumb for a moment. Here I had been excited by the possibility that I could reconnect with her. But the reality was that she was no longer alive. The voicemail on her phone still preserved her voice. Hearing her voice on that outgoing message was the closest I got to actually talking to her again.

I was feeling so sad. But I believe that there are reasons for most events and that there are important meaningful messages for me if I watch and listen.

Later on in the day, I saw what seemed like an important message for me.
This is a photo of what I saw.

It made me feel better to find this because it made me feel as if it was a personal message from my friend.

I also experienced feeling gratitude that I could still be in contact with her son. I gave him my contact number and suggested that he use the Google Call Phone service so he could call me for free.

By the way, the image above is actually of a tattoo on someone's arm. This tattoo was done by a Tattoo Artist named Miguel. He told me that women are much stronger because he's noticed that it's usually men who faint when they're getting tattooed. I found an interesting article on tattoos and choosing tattoo quotes or words.

Having contact with my friend's son meant that I hadn't totally lost my connection with her.

Since then I've been calling more friends that I haven't been in contact with lately.

Silvia Suggestion: If you're thinking of someone you care about and it's been a while since you've connected, follow through and make the effort and reach out and let them know that they matter.

Don't be embarrassed because it's been a while. Above all, don't let any more time pass before you contact them. You never know when the last conversation really becomes "The Last Conversation."