a shadrach, meshach and abednego

despite the huge blaring geographical impossibility,
i sometimes do wish i could merge vancouver and singapore into one.

lately, i've been thinking about the idea of having lifelong friends or at least people who will travel with you through a certain leg in your journey in life.

i understand perfectly that relationships are dynamic, that the intimacy you hold at one point can easily but naturally fade because people themselves are changing and though love doesn't waver, we do become different persons and sometimes different individuals are the ones you need to travel with at various points in life.

i think elim said it best when she recognized that though we were all leaving (some graduating and not coming back in the near future), we would not be saying goodbye to our friendship but most certainly goodbye to an experience that we shared.
and god knows how much wisdom she had in those words.

so now in my days of lolling around in singapore, i am wondering then who would be the meshachs, shadrachs and abednegos in my life. the people whom i will confide in, the people whom i will allow to teach me, correct me, walk with me and basically speak truth, love and grace into my life, and in return, i to them as well.

across space and time or just where i am.
i don't really know yet.

but here, who are the meshachs, shadrachs and abednegos that are in your life?
who would they be?