Archive for September, 2009
Blog Prompt -9/24/09
“What is a Best Friend?”
This is my favorite quote . . .
“A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.”
I have had a lot of best friends, or what I concidered best friends at the moment, in my life. Growing up I was never in the same place very long, so I was quick to label anyone that gave me an extra second as my best friend. Personally, I think all children do that.
There are a lot of different things that you have to consider when you are thinking about what a best friend really is. Being that I grew up all over the place, I never really got to stay in a single spot, my definition of a best friend I’m sure is quite different than that of many others. However, ultimately, I think everyone has the same basic concept of what a best friend is.
What makes a best friend? Each of us has different expectation. We reasonably expect more of our best friend, than casual acquaintance. However, that does not mean that we can demand our best friend to give up his or her life for us.
It is very easy for us to list what we expect of our best friend, it is difficult for us to be the kind of friend to our best friend. Whatever we expect of our best friend, we better make sure that we can give back.
“You must first be a friend, to have a friend.”





