FRIENDSHIP

Friendship, kind of a sketchy word nowadays, Wikipedia defines friendship as a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. For me is a relationship that builds up, develops, evolve, takes multiple twists and turns but at the end of the day is an everlasting bond that nothing or no one should be able to break. I’ve been doing an inventory on my Facebook account and I see that I have a lot of new friendships I’ve developed in the last 5 years, the degrees of intimacy varies but it amazes me how many new people I’ve have admitted into my life and I feel good about it. On the other hand I also see lots of people who have been my friends for 10, 20, even 30 years or more and also with different degrees of intimacy. I can’t believe there’s people who don’t believe in friendship, for me friendships are essential, you can have family, but your family is not with you all the time, you have co-workers, acquaintances, clients, neighbors, the guy who mows your lawn, the guy who change your car’s oil, but no one will be with you when you’re down, when you need a shoulder to cry on, a smile when you feel pessimistic like a real friend. This is my short reflection on friendship and what it means to me, I want to dedicate this blog first and foremost to my wife Alisha, who have been my best friend for 13 years, and then to what I currently consider my closest friends, if you’re not mentioned don’t feel bad, we all have closer friends and I love my closest ones, my new ones and my not so close ones, but I want to specially acknowledge…Ken, Krissie, Cristy, Matt Wills, Barb, Jason, Justin, Lori, Leti, Tony, Karl, Josh, Faykus, the homeless guy at East 12 and Chuck Norris. Thank you all for your friendship I value it and will treasure it until my last breath of life.