Honestly, though, I think people take Friendship for granted.
I'm capitalizing Friendship for a reason, which is to distinguish it from friendship, which Wikipedia defines as "a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an acquaintanceship." No shit, Internet.
And by that definition, it really is easy to find and make friends. Find someone who you can tolerate--even whose company you can enjoy--and who conversely tolerates you and perhaps enjoys your company: friendship.
But to find someone with whom you feel connected; with whom you can agree on both serious topics and lighter ones, with whom you can laugh and cry naturally and immediately. With whom you are your honest self. This is cliche, but give it a second of serious thought. Friends like that are so hard to come by, and so difficult to relocate once they've been lost.
Do you have someone like that? And do you tell them how lucky you feel to know them in this way?
If the answer is no, go bake a heartfelt letter of appreciation into an apple pie. Then we'll talk.
I'm capitalizing Friendship for a reason, which is to distinguish it from friendship, which Wikipedia defines as "a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an acquaintanceship." No shit, Internet.
And by that definition, it really is easy to find and make friends. Find someone who you can tolerate--even whose company you can enjoy--and who conversely tolerates you and perhaps enjoys your company: friendship.
But to find someone with whom you feel connected; with whom you can agree on both serious topics and lighter ones, with whom you can laugh and cry naturally and immediately. With whom you are your honest self. This is cliche, but give it a second of serious thought. Friends like that are so hard to come by, and so difficult to relocate once they've been lost.
Do you have someone like that? And do you tell them how lucky you feel to know them in this way?
If the answer is no, go bake a heartfelt letter of appreciation into an apple pie. Then we'll talk.
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