@srijit
> Now the fact that I can never contact him has left an unexplained void in my mind. And also a tinge of lasting regret
I hear you. I've lost a number of old friends in the last few years, and there's not a one I don't wish I'd kept in touch with more.
>There are many people with whom I should be in touch but this does not happen
Don't "should" yourself. If you could clone yourself, or never had to work or sleep, I'm sure you would. As would I.
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