Everyone comes to a fork in their life at time and they have to decide what path to take. Sometimes they make the decision after much thought, prayer, and deliberating, but sometimes the decision is made unconsciously. I think it is the unconscious decisions that really take us places in life. When you grow apart from friends it isn't always a decision that you lose sleep over, it just happens with time. Usually looking back on it all though growing apart from that friend was for the best. It's sad that you had to give up all of the good times that you shared, and a friendship that you could count on, but there was something about it holding you back from being who you need to be. Then at that very moment when you pinpoint the reason you didn't need them anymore there is a sense of accomplishment because you took a step toward being who you should be, and now you are one step closer.