Taking a break from my english oral preparations, I've decided to blog about today. First, however, I'm going to post about my yesterday, as I promised a few people.
Anyways, I woke up, cleaned up the house, did some homework, went out, then had some people over. We played SSBB (I totally pwned. Admit it, guys.), had dinner, played... a short-lived game of monopoly, with some stella-ella-oh-la in between (is that how you spell it?) and then moved on to play Taboo... Which you guys also got pwned at. ;) Played some card games... haha. I won't mention them here... But it was fun. :)
Just hearing that doesn't make it seem like much fun, but I had a blast. I think that it wasn't what we did that defined how much fun we had, it was the company that we were in. Which brings me to my main point of today.
This weekend is a long weekend due to Thanksgiving. While I don't usually celebrate in the traditional way (having family over, listing that for which we are thankful), I do take some time to consider the things I have in life. Maybe it's due to the sentimentality of realizing that this is my last year in high school, but I've come to realize just how much the people I've come to call "my friends" matter to me.
"What is a friend?"
It's such a deceiving little question, that one. There is no simple answer to what a friend is. Just as every person on earth is unique, every friend is unique, too. Some friends are the ones you hang out with regularly. Some friends are the ones that you don't see often. You may have some friends who are good at making you laugh, and others who you can just talk to when you're down, and they'll listen. Some friends, you'll have for as long as you live. Some friends, unfortunately, may only stay as such for even as little as a year or two. But no matter how long a friend is your friend, or how far apart the two of you are now, you cannot change the fact that this person was, at some point in time, close enough to be called a friend, close enough to affect your life.
Since last Thanksgiving, I feel as though my own list of 'friends' has changed quite a lot. I've made a lot of new friends, and reconnected with old ones. Sad to say, I've also lost a friend, one whom I considered to be my greatest friend. But, while we may have parted for now, I can always hope that someday, our paths shall cross again.
People are ever-changing beings. We strive for change, to pull ourselves away from the dull norm of every-. By doing so, the relationships we have with other people also change. It is both exciting and frightening to realize this, and sometimes a little bit depressing.
But, as aforementioned, "change" cannot affect that which has already happened.
My friend, whoever, wherever or whenever you were, you were a part of my life. You brought my smiles and my laughter. You were my support and my comfort. In you, I found a home. Now, even though you are no more, I will continue on with a smile on my face. You changed first; It's my turn now. But, change as I might, I won't ever forget the things that you did for me, the lessons that you taught me, what you meant to me, nor the memories that you gave me.
My friend, I am thankful for you.
ttyl. :)
P.S- As you once said... It's never truly goodbye. I'll always be hoping to find you once again... so ttyl. :)
It may not look it, but this post (to me) was rather emotional. It connected with me in a very peculiar way. A very interesting thing to mention. Friends come and go, but they affect your life, one way or another. We are ever-changing beings. Let's just hope that we change for the better, all of us.
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