No, wait. Scratch that.
Friendship is one of the most important things in the world. Period.
When you meet someone new, you decide if you have anything in common and whether or not the friendship could go anywhere.You'll ask yourself if you want that person in your life.
From there, you will slowly get to know them- their likes and dislikes, strengths and weakness, as well as flaws. As the years go by, the friendship strengthen and builds, goes through trials and small arguments only to come out stronger. Friendship is about understanding and not agreeing all the time.
The beauty of friendship is that you'll be able to talk to them about anything, grow together, pick each other up when one of you falls, share your pasts and secrets no matter how bad it is, complain about any bitch in your way, being able to trust them as well knowing you aren't judged and knowing you are accepted completely in their eyes. Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.
At times, a good friend- including one who played a huge part in your life, or one that have been there for you for as long as 5 years, might lie and just stab you in the back. You might even discover that there was always an agenda behind their friendliness and attempts of kindness. That they were using you and you weren't sharp enough to pick it up. Those shockingly unbelievable moments will hurt. They will sting and burn real badly but hey, pick yourself up, get over the shock, brush it off and smile. Things always happen for a reason. Be thankful because you were able to see their true colors before things got more serious. From there, you can decide what to do and whether or not you'd like to keep them in your lives, or keep them at arms' length.
Someone wise once told me "You'd have to lose a friend sooner or later in life." That person is right. You will, you just won't know who and when, or even why. However, know that everything happens for a reason and that God has everything planned out. Even though along the way to where I am today, I've lost quite a few friends, I don't regret meeting them because you can't regret something that once made you smile. I will always cherish memories of what once was.
Blogging completely from experience, strong friendships are really hard to find, difficult to forge but overall not impossible. Once a friendship based on a strong foundation is forged, don't let it go because those kinds are one in a million. I really appreciate and love all the good friends around me. Those who have genuinely been with me through thick and thin, the ones who put up with me, those who understand, accept and love me no matter what. I really thank God these amazing people are in my life.
If you have a good friend, a true friend, a BFF or whatever you call it, cherish your friendship and never take him or her for granted because they're one in a million.
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