Friend

Noun

1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. One who is attached to another by affection or esteem.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group.


What is your definition of a friend? Mine would be very similar to the ones listed above. A friend would be someone I would know very well, I would like being around and I would be able to trust. I would probably add that a friend would be someone I could depend on and someone I could respect. Someone I could share my successes as well as my failures with. Someone I could talk to about anything, no matter how difficult or how painful the topic. True friends are very hard to come by and it appears they’re even harder to hang on to. Everybody seems to have his or her own agenda nowadays. If you don’t do exactly what they want, or say exactly what they want to hear, or give them exactly what they need, or if you even question anything they do… they’re gone. They have no use for you anymore. I don’t think this is how true friends are really supposed to treat each other. Think about it for a minute… how many of your friends are really truly your friends. They accept you for what you are, who you are, how you are and where you are in life. They don’t really require anything from you at all, but they would do anything in the world they could for you. How many of your friends would you feel completely comfortable calling up in the middle of the night just because you wanted someone to talk to. How many of your friends can actually help you to become a better you. It's a pretty short list isn’t it...
If you want to have a true friend, you first have to be a true friend.