Unseen faces and distance friendships

I feel stupid having had to force close my earlier blog on friendships because my iPad was running out of charge and I had not connected my external charger. For fear of losing the entire write up I wound up abruptly..Well, all is well that ends well. Here I am back to the board to pen some thoughts on faceless friendships through Facebook..you will be amused to know that I have some such friends linked by the thread of music..My daughter introduced me to a music group which has tastes similar to mine..posting of varied songs , filmi and otherwise by the members of the group made me gravitate towards some who liked, appreciated and enjoyed the numbers I did..so, this led to a distant,unseen relationship much like  a story off a movie..we kept on discussing. music and today we greet each other on birthdays, anniversaries, share information about our children grandchildren  besides songs!i feel the anguish and anxiety when I know one of them is ill, or has had a family bereavement..I rejoice when their kids perform well in their studies or extra curricular activities.. There is no geographical boundary for such friendships..I am honoured to be told that I am the Indian part of a Turkish family..That friend and her aunts and sisters know me and my husband well enough for us to take the liberty and land at their doorstep..They are known to my husband during his tenure in Istanbul..but they haven't seen me from Adam! I am on fb chatting terms with them and their effusive and infectious enthusiasm on just hearing my voice or seeing my messages is truly heart wringing..I wonder if unseen love can be so endearing...Another friend on Facebook is a family from Malaysia that highly respects and regards us as elders..Their kids whom I had seen as little girls are doctors today and guess what, they took the trouble to trace us out in this Metro city to visit us at home.,We had moved home thrice after they had seen us two decades ago.. After that it has been a long distance telephonic chat or messages thro fb.. It's a mixed feeling when I think of very close kith and kin who are not in touch and complete strangers who are close..anyway, my dearest friends and I never miss a chance to call on phone, post a message on FB or whatsapp.. Let me sign off by concluding that distance makes the relationship more attractive and not seeing faces in person adds a touch of mystery and intrigue and therefore makes the relationship  interesting.. Long live clean good feelings between people