More than just flowery words

I happened to remember a old friend (maybe oldest) of mine today from school. It's strange how certain things that happen remind you of a particular person. There was a specific thing about her that I always used to wonder about.That how she used to be effective by not saying very much. People say that about me sometimes, But then she was even more so like that. She was very good in academics (which I never was), and used to stand first almost everytime. We were best of pals for a very very long time, ever since I can remember school. Once I read her English answer paper, in which she had got the highest marks, and realised she used not a single big word, nor any complex sentences, just simple straight sentences. They conveyed exactly what she wanted to say. I found that pretty great. And it was like that in her relationships also- subtle.I knew from then on, that it's not just about flowery words, which reach out, most often they don't. I learnt from her, the power of simplicity. And being yourself.

This post is for her, If she ever reads it- She will know.