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!"
Friends
It's easy to go up to someone and say, "Hey, let's be friends." You do it all the time, whether you know it or not. The hard part is keeping your friends. In school, it isn't difficult keeping in touch with them. You literally see them everyday. It's staying in touch after school ends.
By Emily Cothran7 years ago in Humans
Saying Goodbye to Misty
I lost one of my oldest best friends at the end of September. Misty and I met in the 4th grade at Woodstock School when she and a group of students transferred from a small private school which was closing. I was probably one of the most shy and withdrawn kids on the planet at the time, but not Misty. She was larger than life, despite being tiny, and was naturally a jokester.
By Angela Brigance-Vance7 years ago in Humans
Coming Together as Friends
They come into our lives when we least expect them and yet, at the right time. Friends are those people who we meet and make an important part of our lives. Some friendships last a lifetime, and some don’t. Prior to my first day of school, my parents would often prepare me for that life-changing event by telling me that I would meet other children and make friends. The word friend stuck in my mind until my first day of school began. As a child, I would wonder what or who are friends. Is this a group of people that would help me adapt to being away from my mother? Is this the name people would soon use to refer to me, instead of student? To say that I was curious to learn about friends is an understatement. I was, more, or less, eager to see if I would make friends!
By Nathonia Smith7 years ago in Humans
14 Lessons About Friendship You Should Learn by 30
Friendship is something that's a part of life, ever since you were a little kid. You might not even remember your first friend, but it's safe to say that you had one. As we grow and develop, so do our friendships.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Humans
Friends Are Life
Chums, pals, friends, amigos, mates...we’ve all got at least one and sometimes one is all you need to help make your life incredible. I’m lucky in life to have a number of close friends and each one I share certain unique connections with. There's the Lads! Oi oi, about eleven of us and growing, we keep multiplying but to be honest, it’s great! Each of us have our friends who have friends, you get the picture.
By Shaun Gallacher7 years ago in Humans
When Reliable Friends Become Too Reliant
One of life's many joys is friendship, and it is the source of so many people's motivation. There is something so incredibly pleasant about being able to have support while also supporting someone else...but what happens when things start to get more demanding?
By Riffkah B.7 years ago in Humans
An Open Letter to My Best Friend's Late Brother
Dear Joey, Let me just start this letter out by saying thank you. Thank you for changing my outlook on addiction and knowing what it can do to a family-what it can do to my best friend in particular. Growing up, I didn’t know what addiction was. Life was nothing but sunshine and happiness, and if you told me that in ten years, we would have lost you to such an evil drug, I would have told you that you were crazy. Never in a million years would that happen. But it did. And it hit home for someone who has been an extremely important person in my life. Before I knew about the demons you were facing day in and day out, I thought people who were addicted to drugs had no one to blame but themselves. I was apathetic, and frankly cold towards those who were using. I didn’t think about those involved. I didn’t think of the pain that families go through every second when a loved one is addicted to heroin. Although it was under harrowing circumstances, you have educated me, and made me a better person.
By Colleen Burke7 years ago in Humans
They Say Friends Will Stay with You Forever
They say friends will stay with you forever. Never fight over a boy. Love comes and goes. I agree. At least I think I do. My experience has been… different to say the least. If you have friends that go through your whole life with you, then you’re luckier than you might think.
By J.B. Summers7 years ago in Humans
The Forgetful Four
Friendships are like buying shoes. You better make sure that you love them before you make your purchase. I have this problem of always seeing a really great pair of shoes and buying them on impulse. If only I was impulsive with making decisions as I was buying shoes I think I’d be a little bit happier. I don’t just do this with shoes, I do this with other items of clothing. Jackets, button ups, t-shirts you name it. Except for jeans and pants. Jeans and pants are the bane of my existence. Reason is because God blessed me with an ass. I’ve always been between sizes thirty-six and forty and I’m not ashamed of it anymore, I’m just “athletic.”
By Rafael Valle7 years ago in Humans
How Going to University Changed My Expectations About Friends
Friends and relationships, both romantic and platonic are a major part of human interaction and life in general. Making friends and building both forms of relationships are ingrained into our psychology as people, no matter how reclusive, anti-social or even outgoing we are as people. We are drawn to socialising like moths to a bulb, for an infinite number of reasons. Whether that’s differences, similarities, interests or a shared hatred for a common entity. We all have a collective need to connect with one another. But saying that, the types of friendships—I, as an example—have formed as I’ve gradually grown up and certainly when I went to university were drastically different from those I had made in primary and high school.
By Harie Calder7 years ago in Humans
