Friend…The Dictionary definition: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
To me: a person that you have a desire to talk to, be with and
spend your time with. To Aden: a person
who will play with me that I can have fun with.
Why am I writing about the word
friend? The word friend is one that
changes definition a lot, it can change based on gender, age, location. We have people at work that we call work
friends, People at school that are school friends, People at church that are
school friends. Are they really friends?
Do you care enough to tell them that you are praying for them when you actually
are? Do you care enough to stay up till 2am because they can’t sleep? Do you
care enough to let them cry, scream or fuss?
I have a friend or two that I have
known forever, we went through all the things of elementary school and high
school together, then we went to different colleges and we wrote but slowly we
drifted apart. When we got to talk we
would pick back up but life happened.
Life got in the way. I have
friends that I enjoy to text and chat but seeing them I freeze, not because of
them but the environment so I struggle to build deeper relationships with them.
I have people I want to friends with but
for whatever reason it never seems to get deeper than a “hi” or a few minutes
of small talk.
I am always curious as to if things
were different what would happen but I think that I am going to say this… all
the things that I have gone through makes me who I am… so for some it scares
them away for some it keeps them from being willing to talk to me. However for others the relationship, the
friendship, is started because of the experiences that I understand. I don’t shy away from people that are going
through rough situations. I don’t walk
away when others have. I don’t judge
because of a mistake. I simply try to be
the best friend that I can be. I simply
try to remind them that I am not afraid of tears. I simply try to be there whenever they need
to be.
See I know that friends matter, I know
that people matter; I know what people say and do can make you or break you… Do
you?
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