The definition of friend is hard to explain. Sure there is the dictionary definition but that in no way do it justice. The definition for friend is long and most of the time confusing. Ok I may be making it a bigger deal than what it really is. So let me get to the point.
There are people around me that are friends and there are people around me that claim to be friends but are anything and everything but. There are friends that truly and honestly enjoy your presence. Then there are so called friends that don’t mined not seeing or hearing from you for years. Their is a fine line for both of these. The is a fine line between friend and life partner. Not that one person can be both its just that there are key things that determine in what path it leads to. The same goes to those that border line in the area of friend and foe. An acquaintance is a still a friend just one that is on the low lever that you don”t mined hanging around with for short periods of time, or it might just be a business thing.
The best way to think of it, is to picture a line. On that line you place yourself in the middle. Those that are closer to you in that line are people you can trust. Those on the left are people that you just do business with and on the rite you will have friends and if you want you can also have family. By default everyone you don’t know is your friend until you hear other wise.
So knowing your friends is hard. But whats even harder, is being a friend. To most being a friend is about saying yea, sure, why not?, all the time. But there is a problem with that. It is not always the best way to go and it can end badly. It is well understood that in a relationship honesty is key. The same goes for friends. I try to uphold this with all that I can. I admit that some times I find it hard to tell some one the truth, because of the fear of loosing the friend.
Remember how a few sentences ago I mentioned how complicated friendship is. Well my solution to this is simple but never the best choice.
Stop giving a dam.