relationships evolve: stay on or cut cleanly

in a predictable turn of events, a couple of friends were in for a surprise when over enthusiastic younglings called for a drastic change in the board composition. sadly, my friends are both in the top position while these youngsters were recently recruited.

the difference that i have realized is that it is quite difficult to work with people who are not familiar and open to the working styles of each other. though people might be bonded, that's not enough for work relationships.

despite the differences i have over work habits and styles with my friends, it never reached a point whereby friendships are forgotten. neither do we slam in each other's faces whenever we win an argument or proven by time that we were right. we merely laugh at the conclusions and move one. now, with them and the overzealous, the latter did not bother to cleam communication channels earlier, rather, they just slammed that letter without thinking.

this had nothing to do with a generation gap. this has something to do with the basics of life. what is the basic then - respect for each other.

again, it is sad that given the times, people have placed a high premium on expressing how one feels and that means, expressing it in whatever way. people forgot that it is not what expresses but how one expresses it.

youth has nothing to do with this, of course. it's pure human nature and the ability to discern what ought to be.