Learn from the mistakes of others

a post on mother_cat's lj tonight has brought some memories to the surface.

i don't grieve quite the way most people seem to grieve.

it is quite common for aspies to miss people who are part of their lives, and not miss them if they weren't.

katherine was not central, was often barely even peripheral. but i played an important role in her life, at least from time to time.

i can't say that i miss her terribly. at least, not most of the time. i am aware that she's gone. what does hit home is the loss of another link to my past. that is something that passes through my fingers like quicksilver. there are so few people that i have known longer than a few years. most even less.

time passes swiftly. and people do as well.

sometimes i can feel life slipping past me.

that scares me.