A change from all the new years discussions
By KarelCroft
@KarelCroft (24)
United States
December 31, 2009 10:49pm CST
There are just too many new years topics. Let's discuss somethign else shall we? How about friendship? What does friendship mean to you? To me it's the greatest gift in the world. Family is amazing, yes, but you're stuck with them. You choose your friends and they choose you. I'm brought to tears when I think of how my friends care about and genuinly like me. I've always been a rather introverted person. I keep a lot inside and think. I spent much of my early childhood in constant ridicule. When I came to gain friends it was truly enlightining. I owe so much to my friends it's baffling, but they take it in stride and wave my thanks aside with a smile.
NSFW; Friendship is the best.
3 responses
@RAVENBLADE0842 (493)
• United States
1 Jan 10
I am blessed by both my family and friends. For me real friendship that comes from having spent the time and effort to build a strong relationship is a wonderful thing to have. In this way, its definitely quality of quantity that counts the most. I have a lot of aquintances in my life, and several people i consider my friends. On the other hand the people who I am very close to, and who really know me well are a much smaller group. I too spent a good deal of my childhood being in constant ridicule, but I also have a great family that I have gotten support from my whole life. You may not have had the choice of being born into the family you were born into, and you may be stuck with them, but remember you will always have them, even when your friends are gone away.
@KarelCroft (24)
• United States
1 Jan 10
I expected this response and I'm glad you posted it. I love and respect my family for their support. I would never take it for granted. However your family will always support you when you are down merely out of love and a sense of obligation. But to have people who don't have to have any ties to you period pick you up when you fall is amazing.
NSFW: Family i just as awesome as friends.
@RAVENBLADE0842 (493)
• United States
1 Jan 10
Except there is one flaw in your logic. Family is not simply obligated to support you. People do alot of stupid things in there lives, that family does not approve of and will not support. On the otherhand they will always be there, and so will your real friends. Its just that real life long friendship is rare, and as hard as it is to attain, its even harder to maintain. Friendships for the most part will come and go, in and out of your life, but family is forever.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
1 Jan 10
Friendship is such a beautiful thing. I value all of the friends that I have and I know that the majority of my very close friends would put their lives in my hands.
I'm so happy to see a good discussion about friendship right now because I am on the brink of losing one of my very best friends. She is in a coma in a hospital in Tennessee as we speak and they don't know that she will ever wake up. She helped me get through the toughest time in my life and I hope that I will be able to help her family through a very tough time in their lives as well.
@KarelCroft (24)
• United States
1 Jan 10
For what it's worth I offer my condolences and support. I've lost a couple of friends and I would describe each time as a peice of me being taken. A part I can never seem to fill again. Thank you for the response and may your friend find strength and vitality again.
@thirumalairajan61 (39)
• India
1 Jan 10
Friends are the most dangerousguys in the world because they will do anything for friendship even die.
But before doing that they will ask
"Where is a treat"
