Ruth, a 75-year-old grandmother of eight, enjoyed telling her grandchildren
stories about her youth. These stories usually featured Angela, Ruth’s best
childhood friend. Ruth and Angela had been as close as sisters. Then, when the
girls were 15, Angela’s family moved away and the girls lost contact. But Ruth
never forgot her childhood friend.
One day, Ruth was telling her 13-year-old grandchild Bruce a story about
Angela, when Bruce asked, “Why don’t you try to fi nd her?” Bruce got out his
laptop and showed Ruth how to surf the Web. A mere 30 minutes later, they had
found Angela! Ruth’s hands trembled as she dialed her old friend’s phone number.
When Angela answered and Ruth identifi ed herself, Angela burst into tears.
By coincidence, Angela was now living nearby.
Sixty years later, the women are inseparable once again. “My life has improved
dramatically since Ruth found me,” says Angela. “I never feel lonely anymore.”
Adds Ruth, “It’s as if we had never been apart. Sixty years have made no
diff erence to our friendship!”