Stand beside them from a distance

Even from a long distance you can be close. Although you may live many miles away you can have your presence be felt as if you were standing beside them. Once you have established a bond that makes you feel personally connected to someone you just always feel it. As long as you pick up the phone and call them from time to time to catch up as you each grow you will never grow apart. E-mail and text can help but to hear their voice will bring you close enough that it feels as if you were standing beside them. Hearing the sound of their voice is music to your ears that you feel from your head to your toes.