Now that the insanity of my first year of law school has finally subsided I have had more and more time to get back to the friends I have regrettably forgotten about over the past 9 months.
This weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with some friends from college and then some friends from grade school (crazy that these people still tolerate me after over 10 years). Even though the weekend was full of some insanely fun, drunken times, I got to thinking...
Friendship is one of the most dynamic things. I feel like every friendship I have is either a chapter, a paragraph or even a small blurb or short sentence in the book of my life journey. My friendship with one person can be completely distinct from another, whether it is that it highlights a different part of my personality or has gotten me through some good times, bad times, or just simply indifferent times.
Take for example my friends from grade school. They knew me during on tumultuous time of my life. They sat by me as I learned of the heartache of betrayal and were there when I had to leave one comfort zone and enter into a new place in life altogether. Then, there are my college friends who have always made me feel like my truest self. There is nothing I can do that will shock them. My law school friends are the only ones that can possibly share in the experiences I have had in the last year. It is crazy how quickly people can get so close to one another when thrown into a highly stressful position.
And all the while, all of my friends have shown me love. Each of them highlights a different part of my personality and maybe there are some in my history that these friends do not highlight my greatest attributes and strengths, but instead accentuate my weaknesses. They have seen my at my best and stood by my side and they have seen me at my worst and some have stuck around--others have moved on. And for each experience I am probably a better person--good or bad.
Isn't friendship great?
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