friendship
C.S Lewis got it right: friendship is born when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
Looking for genuine friendships
While growing up over the years I've noticed that human relationships have changed considerably over the years. I have seen the best of friendships and I have seen a ton of superficial relationships. The trend lately seems to follow the later but that's not to say that there aren't genuine relationships today.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Humans
Miscellaneous
Matty never really fitted in. Apart from fitting in his closet when his Mum came to ask him to clean his room; Matty didn’t mould to the kids at school. He was too rigid to fit into all the tiny gaps the other boys seemed to fill. One gap for Saturday football matches, a nook for PS4 games that his mum said were inappropriate and another bump for the fact that Matty doesn’t mind not playing Call of Duty anyway because war is not a game.
By Tarryn Richardson6 years ago in Humans
Beware of Sycophants (Flatters).
Let’s start with a story. One day, John(a wealthy man) was travelling with his friends to a different city. John asked his friend do you think it’s a good idea to embark on this journey. None of the friends said no because John was wealthy and also give to his friends’ all the things they needed in life. They started the journey and after some hours they met a lady who was coming from their direction. She told them that the road is not safe and that they should return. His friends told John that the woman doesn't want them to reach the beautiful city they have heard about it for years. They met another person who repeated exactly what the woman told them, but they ignored. Later in the day, news came out that John the wealthy man and his friends had an accident. They all died. This event is sad, right?
By FRED ABANKWA6 years ago in Humans
The Unfriendly Friend
Both of them were successful. They were well behaved young men, grew up in a Christian home; Peter Yale and Franklin Dee, but Franklin was very much ahead of Peter, both in riches and in fame. Though they were very close and shared all their secrets together, Peter started developing a dangerous jealousy towards Franklin because Franklin was gaining much more attention than Peter and every time they went for a party, seminar, or a conference, the one who always got strong recognition was Franklin Dee.
By Iveta Felix Irakoze6 years ago in Humans
How I Got To NYC
Yes, I'm a New Yorker and yes, I am walkin' here. I didn't just grow up wanting to be a New Yorker. In fact, I'd never thought of it in my life until graduating college. I'm from a town in South Carolina where you typically saw New York in movies (or you know a friend of a friend who's brother moved there). But New York, like it seems to do for so many of us, reached out her arms to me and beckoned me home; so I obliged.
By NoLita Knight6 years ago in Humans
You're not a bad person for this
We all want to be a good, dependable friend. There are enjoyable aspects in the moments of camaraderie. But if a certain situation happens, there is a questioning in oneself to make sure that this person is cared for and loved. But if something changes, that causes doubt to the kindess we thought was enough. The question of, "Am I a good person?" comes up. I've had it happen to myself because I am a kind person, and I want what is best for my friends. When I had a friend that was having a bad time, I took it serious because I was chosen to be this person's help for guidance. Then in time, I felt terrible when I didn't want to help someone because I had my own problems to deal with or I see that this person was having a re-occurring problem that they may have to face on their own. If I see a social media update about their mental health or a text message saying the same problem. I would feel terrible that I couldn't help because I had to stay back.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Humans
To my dearest friend
Dear friend, This letter is where I am expressing what I genuinely feel about you. I have known you for 14 months, and in that time I have been amazed by you. My trust for you started the day I met you. I connected with you in so many different ways. I am glad that I know you and the chance of meeting you.
By Merhawi Kidane Gebregiorgis6 years ago in Humans
Soup Dumplings and the Quiet Hours
I dream of the days when things go back to some semblance of normalcy; when friends can gather freely, show affection, even catch up over a drink and some heavy bar music; when old acquaintances can be in close quarters to hear about everything that’s been missed over the months. I can’t wait to embrace my friends, to drive around Houston with them blasting loud music and finding an abandoned parking garage with a view of the city we call home. Upon the gradual opening of establishments and the return to an adjusted form of normal, I have the perfect itinerary for my first day out.
By Amanda Monteith6 years ago in Humans
My Student Guide in China
She became my closest friend in China over the 5 yrs I spent in Nanjing teaching English at the University (2nd to my precious Chinese wife). I speak very little Chinese and I became dependant upon my students to help me travel and shop and perform a number of other duties both personal and professional. Most of my students were young women since very few young men in China study English. The students rountinely adopt an English name and I sometimes help them to pick a name more suitable. This student called herself "Icy" and it didn't suit her well. She is a very warm and kind hearted girl with the sweetest disposition of any of the more than 2000 students I taught. I renamed her Rachel because she reminds me of the Rachel in the Bible. In China I often had trouble trying to find products I used back in the USA and Rachel ordered these products for me on a website there called Taobao. When the packages arrived they weren't delivered to my doorstep, which was an apartment on campus but one of several dropsites on or off campus. This meant to pick up my package I had to travel with Rachel or another student to this site and somehow locate my package. The seller would send a text in Chinese to me and I would contact my student to pick it up. The students in China are so kind and helpful to Americans who teach them English. This photo was taken by my oldest daughter who joined us in China. She was very close friends with Rachel as well and we both are very grateful to her for the many times she helped us through a difficult situation. The 3 of us went out for lunch and I wish I coud have included my daughter in this photo. My dear wife is a full professor at NJAU in Nanjing where I also taught English. I will share some of our adventures in both China and in the USA over time. I am very happy to have found a wonderful wife with traditional Christian values. My wife teaches Plant pathology and also runs her own company in China promoting the dozens of patents she has on different products she has discovered and promotes. Her favorite discoveries are a biopesticide and also a biofertilizer that is gaining popularity in Europe and China. Rachel helped my family on one occasion I will never forget when my daughter became sick and had to go to the hospital. My wife was at work and Rachel helped my take my daughter to be seen. The hospital was a massive building with huge crowds in long lines in the hallways. People were smoking in the hospital which is common in China; even the attending physican who saw my dughter was smoking when we finally got seen. I have many stories to share about my time in China and I hope to share them here on voice.
By Michael D. Brown6 years ago in Humans
