During your lifetime, you acquire many acquaintances through school, work, church, hobbies, and other activities. Through the process of cultivation a few of these acquaintances become friends.
Some friendships last a lifetime. Others last a period of time and slowly dissolve due to changes and transitions in your life. In school, close friends may have moved to another town or drifted away due to a change in common interests. Perhaps a close friend at work changed employment; although the friendship remains, it takes on a new demeanor because you don’t see each other as often.
A friend is someone you trust — someone with whom you share a bond of closeness that could not be filled by another at that specific time. Whether a friend fills the role of mentor, secretkeeper, advisor, or companion, the feelings you have for that person are feelings of endearment.
Most of all, treasure the relationship you had with your friend. Let the memories of your friendship linger. Join a support group. Sometimes just knowing there is someone to talk to can relieve some of the emotional, physical, and behavioral reactions. Tell funny stories about your friend. Not only will others enjoy knowing about your friend, you will begin to heal and have a deeper comprehension of your relationship with that friend.
You will never know when they will leave you. Not the "leave" but literally leave you.Labels: Friends
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