Friendboats….my titanic

So this will be my first edited blog, thank ya Mr. Jesse Han J. (however I make no promises at how well I can edit)

I mark this as a personal triumph in my blog writing because it has actually been less than a month since I wrote my last blog; which is way better than the couple of month intervals in my last ones (eeks). Anyway, seeing as how my last blog wasn't about a particular topic I think I will expand on one of my thoughts : friendship. (if you didn't get the title at first glance, maybe you'll get it after you read…if you still don't….uhhh…well….how bout them dodgers?)

Hmmm, friendship ayy? Well as I said before friendship and family used to hold much more similarity in my mind. In fact in my book they were once synonymous. That is, until recently. Recently I went on a hiatus from humanity, I became a hermit of sorts; well except without all that amazing wisdom. This seclusion from the world did just that, it secluded me from the world, and along with it went all my friendships. (most of them) In all honesty I think I have lost most of my friendships. Hence the sinking of my ship. My very own titanic, oh joy.

What wisdom have I gained from this experience? The first piece of wisdom is not to take your friendships for granted. A friendship needs to be tended to, and cared for; without equal participation from both friends, the friendship will…..well sink… the next batch of wisdom is a little harsher. Friends can leave you whenever and however they choose. Now that's not to say people are evil and I don't mean to sound bitter. The thing is that a friend has no REAL ties to you. Yes there are memories, and yes you may have invested time in each other, and all that good stuff. But in the end a friend doesn't HAVE to do anything for you. They don't OWE you anything. I learned this little piece of harsh reality the hard way. I really don't want you to get the wrong idea and think that I don't believe in friendships, and that you shouldn't invest in your friendships. I just want to say that friendships can end. Friendships are great, we are social beings, we need to interact. The message I want to get across is to be weary of the things you do, and never just expect things from people. Like I said before, don't take shizzle for granted.

Because I don't want to end on a sour note, I also want to add that I don't regret any of my friendships. Every one of them has taught me something about myself. I'm sure you have learned things about yourself through other people as well. Maybe that's one of the points of friendships? I never said that friendships had to end in a bad way. Some can have good endings.

I've heard it said 
That people come into our lives for a reason 
Bringing something we must learn 
And we are led 
To those who help us most to grow 
If we let them 
And we help them in return 
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true 
But I know I'm who I am today 
Because I knew you...