friends
Mar 22, 04:54 PM by Jimmy Sie
what is a friend? or who is a friend? many have tried to describe it, many have claimed to understand what is a true friend or what a true friendship is.
indeed i found that there are many definitions of friend. some i agree, and some i don’t. i can’t claim that i have it all right. all that i know i learn from the people who care about me, whom i trust, and from my own experience in life.
there are friends who would say that they are your friends just because they say so. a lot have yet to be proven of what they say. there are friends who would try they very best to be true friends, of course in their own ways, which sometimes is not quite like those of yours. i think many conflicts arise because of this reason. some would be tempted to go into relativism to overcome this problem. what i mean by relativism here is the relativity of the definition of friends, so as long as you can accept that what is true for you might not be true for others and you can live with that then everything will be fine. but is such relativism good? i don’t think so. i’m not in the mood of putting up argument for this now though. so i’m just going to leave it at that.
then there are true friends, or at least close enough to be called true.
someone who will listen to you without thinking of what to answer back. who will accept you as you are with all your faults and weaknesses, though not justifying your faults. someone who is not eager to pass judgement on you. someone who will just sit with you without expecting anything to say when you’re just confused and don’t know what to say and just want some companion. and there are many other charaters to mention here.
do i have true friends? do i have at least one? some friends who used to be closed to me have drifted apart, because of circumstances or others. i’m grateful that i still have some friends who are dear enough to me. they are not perfect, for no one is perfect, but at least they have enough for me to be very thankful of them. though many have brought disappointments, as can be expected, i’m thankful for the few who have made the difference.
indeed life can be very lonely, but i’m not writing here to complain about loneliness, for i know many are much worse than me. but just some thoughts that come across my mind, these i put into writing. that in times of loneliness there are things to be grateful for and things to cherish.
learning to let go, perhaps that’s what i should be doing now,.... hope i’ll be wiser.
I am your friend always, as long as you like.
— hanhan Mar 25, 09:28 AM #
thank you :-)
— jimmy Mar 25, 12:41 PM #
Hi, read your blog and
saw your pics.
Nice place you have
visited.
What is a friend
Many definitions.
My question is
what is the purpose in life?
What is the purpose of
our existence in this world?
Many answers to many
situations.
Care to comment?
— myfriend Nov 14, 11:33 PM #
this is what i believe: the purpose of our existence in this world is to glorify God.
this is not the answer that i thought myself but i do believe in it.
— jimmy Nov 15, 07:43 AM #