For most parts of our lives we depend on people, whom we feel know us best or on people we believe see us in a different perspective from the rest. These people we value so much, we treat them in a manner in which no time nor space could measure. We make promises of loyalty and fidelity sealing the bond of even blood ties could not break. We endure pains and sufferings with just the mere thought of having someone behind our backs watching over and willing to rescue us from all abominations, that we are willing to sacrifice our own comforts and decisions for someone else's happiness. We call them FRIENDS.
Question is, do they think, act, and feel the same? What set the rules of a good friendship? What makes it last? What could break it?
We, people seldom realize that keeping good friendship is not the fun side of it nor the benefits you get out of it but the spiritual well-being you become from it. We try to be in a relationship where both are benefited by the other. Cliché, are the thoughts of a friend saying, "I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU", "I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU", OR "WE'RE FRIENDS FOREVER". When in truth, we, meant, " I'm too busy to care", "I can only think of myself", "I'll have other friends even better than you". Sad, but it is a reality. When we examine ourselves, one way or the other we forget to live the true meaning of the word FRIENDSHIP.
True enough everyday of our lives is a battle, fought against self and self against the others. It is an adventure dealing with the knowledge that we are imperfect. With this imperfection, committing mistakes against our friends from the simplest to the grievous ones are always in question whether we have done the act in purpose or not. Our judgment over the matter of protecting ourselves or keeping a friendship work is undoubtedly being tested. Are we not created by God to be such an emblem of righteousness or do we have the right to be wrong and be at fault? Decisions... Who decides the just from the unjust? What separates the acceptable from the condemnable?
Life is a two-faced mirror. We could only look from our own direction and reflection not seeing the other side of it. We base our judgment over the things we know, feel, and hear about and forget to acknowledge the things not seen on the other side. We become too self-centered, nurturing our pains, and being too busy to just peep for a second and look at the other side of the mirror. There, we would see not only our reflection but together we shall see our friends as well.
