When I was in gradeschool, I had a friend who I would always hangout with during breaks, talk to over the phone for hours, or go to each others house whenever we wanted to. I considered her my best friend. We promised each other that we’d still be friends even after we highschool and that we’d still be in the same club until we graduate. But for some reason, we grew apart. We didn’t fight or anything serious like that. We even graduated in the same highschool. Maybe the reason why we grew apart was because we hang with different people now. I guess it’s true what they say that times change and people change.
This must be the reason why I’d rather be a friend to everyone than a best friend to just one person. I mean, think about it, what if you and your best friend had a fight and you want to talk to someone about it, but you don’t have anyone to talk to ’cause you and your friend aren’t talking. So it’s better to always have someone to talk to and help you with your problems than to not talk about it at all and to just keep it all inside.
A friend is someone who you can talk to about anything, someone who you can laugh with, someone who would accept you for who you are. These are the people who knows who you really are, how you do the things you do, what you like, what you don’t like or even what your facial expression means.
Friendship is a two way street. No one can live in this world alone. All of us needs someone to talk to so that we wont be lonely. All of us needs some help in our lives once in awhile. Having one friend is good, but having more is better.
I quote Baz Luhrman from his message to the class of ’97 called Sunscreen. “Understand that friends come and go, but what precious few should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps and geography and lifestyle, ’cause the older you get, the more you’ll need the people you knew when you were young.”