The Times Are A'Changin

The other night I was driving my friend Abraham home and while talking to him I came to a stark realization. Now before I continue with that realization, mind you, Abraham is often the person that seeks out the simplest means of living and is generally ok with that. I'm not saying Abe is without ambition or anything like that, but all of his close friends can agree that Abe that doesn't require much to be happy. Anyway, on to the matter at hand.
I haven't been around him or any of the guys as much because of my transfer to a new store and they all have been doing their own things lately. I try to make it a point to catch up on as much as possible when I do come back up for a day or two. While I was driving Abe home, he was telling me how he is aggressively pursuing his CDL and moving out away from his mother and the household that brings him nothing but depression. He was talking about how he would love to have a trucking job where he drove cross country and could just live on the road. Of course he started that conversation with a classic unusual Abe opening, "Shaun...you're not going to see me for awhile." Vintage Abe. All joking aside, hearing Abe talk about those things made me think about how all of us are really just beginning to do our own thing. Frankly, it's kind of scary.
I thought about the core group members and all of us are now just pursuing our own futures. In high school, we all were chasing graduation. In the college years, we were chasing that degree and/or having a good time. Our goals and the paths to those goals were always aligned. Lately though, we all have begun our own paths and while the group isn't disbanding, we are heading in different directions. We won't be seeing each other as much and will no longer be within a short reach. It's definitely a tough point as we all begin our own lives, but an inevitable step in life.
I don't know where all of my friends paths into the future will take them, but I'm hoping it's nothing but success and happiness all around. As for me, I'm finally beginning to see what kind of path I want to head towards.