F-R-I-E-N-D-S
how much does this word mean to you?
imagine a world without friends.
would the world be a better place to live in?
i seriously doubt so.
what exactly is a friend?
i've found the true meaning of it.
it is not just a confidant or a shoulder to cry on.
neither is it just an ear to listen and a heart to feel.
a friend, is ALL of these and even MORE.
friend.
it is a word so
small.but yet so LARGE in feeling.a word filled with much emotion.i've read this on a magazine and it says.friendship is like a package. once the package to friendship is being opened,it can never be close again.it is like a constant book always written, waiting to be read and enjoyed.i'm sure it is not by chance or by choice that we all became friends.
it's really strange.
i mean sometimes, i just find myself telling my closer friends about the deepest details of my life.
things that i dont even share with my family who raised me up.
yesterday night, i was on the phone when i recieved some msgs, wishing me a happy birthday and stuffs.
it may just be a simple msg.
but to me, it meant something.
it was really the thought that counts.
someone who remembers your birthday and even intentionally sent the msg out at 11.59pm, 12.00am or 12.01am, just to wish you a happy birthday.
it is indeed something.
a friend can really go the extra mile for you.
one who is willing to go all the way out just to get a present.
seriously, it wasn't just a present.
it is the time that one is willing to spend.
it is the effort that one is willing to give.
it is the energy that one is willing to use.
a friend does the unexpected.
spending a day out doing up the box.
making the card.
getting the 16 items.
writing the poem.
sacrificing one's sleep.
coming all the way down.
it made everything so meaningful.
really, it's the effort, the time and the amount of energy used.
it's all something that even money cant buy.
and after reading the poem, i felt really special.
i really felt as though all i need in this world, are my family and friends and nothing else.
the poem itself made life worth living for.
to jos, ron, shawn, ben tan and jared, thank you so much. appreciate whatever you've done. one of the reasons that make life worth living for are really the friends that come in and out of your life.
leaving special memories in our mind.
and this made me wonder.
would i still be able to keep in contact with every one of them in future?
would i still remember what they've done and the beautiful memories we've all shared?
would i still be able to share my problems with them so easily?
would i?
or would i just gradually drift away from them?
it's really something that is hard to tell.
i was just talking to my mum, telling her that i must keep in contact with my friends and not drift away from them.
and she told me this,
" one day, you'll definitely drift away from them. everyone of you have different interests and when you all go seperate ways, you'll slowly lose contact. "
i felt sour inside.
it was just a feeling hard to describe.
something deep down in my heart, that i'm holding tightly to, really unwilling to lose.
but in reality, i know that the probability of losing it is pretty high.
i remembered once,
mrs peh told us this, "i never believed in the word friends forever."
i used to agree.
but now, i think otherwise.
it's not easy to maintain a strong friendship without communicating or seeing each other at all.
it's really tough.
but if that friendship really means SO MUCH to you.
a friendship that is really SO CLOSE to your heart.
would you bear to ever forget that friendship?
even when you're not communicating with that friend of yours.
even when you're not seeing that friend of yours.
deep down in your heart, you know that you've once been through thick and thin with him/her.
you know that he/she has once played a part in your life.
you know that he/she has made a difference in your life.
and with all these, i'm sure that the friendship will still go on.
through these 4 years, i've met many ppl.
friends who just come and go.
friends who come and stay.
and within my circle of friends, i've forged friendships that are so close to my heart.
as each year past, the bonds are being treasured even, even, even more.
friends whom i'm willing so sacrifice for.
friendships that i'm unwilling to let go.
friendships that i hope will stay on forever and ever.
Friends, you and me You brought another friend and then there were 3. We started our group Our circle of friends and like that circle There is no beginning or end... friends, they mean alot to me.
