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Vol. 1
What exactly is a friend?
What's a friend? The dictionary says a friend is a person who is on good terms with another; someone who comes to assist.
I don't know if I agree with that.
By those definitions I have hundreds, maybe thousands, of friends, but I truly believe it goes beyond these definitions.
A friend must do much more than like you. To me, a friend is someone who knows all about you and likes you anyway. Being a
friend means more than recognizing that no one is perfect, it means accepting it.
I think a friend is simply someone who has your best interest at heart. Someone who is going to make you smile regardless
of how your day is going. Someone who, when they send you a text message, makes you excited to open it right away.
I, like most people, have many flaws. My true friends not only tolerate these weaknesses but also love me because of them.
They either help me see them myself without dwelling on them or they even help me to overcome some of these weaknesses. A
friend is someone who doesn't ask you to change but helps you to grow.
The most important quality a friend can demonstrate is loyalty. This means standing by you when the going gets a little
rough, not just in the good times. It means standing up for you at all times, not letting others demean you in any way, and
never taking advantage of you or treating you badly.
Being supportive is yet another important quality in a friendship. This means cheering for you when things go your way,
and being there during the bad times. Good friends allow you to make mistakes that you can learn from and forgive you for
them. Loyalty, support, honesty and acceptance are so important to me that I would rather have 5 friends that fit my definition
as opposed to 1000 "friends" that fit the dictionary definition.
Especially ones that send me funny pictures in the mail, or ones that might be able to get me a discount on all the allergy
meds I buy at Rite Aide. : )
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