Friends

What is the definition of friends?

Friendship is co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the trust that someone or something will not harm them.

Well that's what Wikipedia says.

In my opinion, I find that more and more people nowadays forget about this meaning, especially during high school times. Why is it that being popular is more important? What's so great about having legions of friends/fans? Who knows whether they're really loyal to you.

I don't care if I only have less than 10 friends, as long as I know that they're true to me.

It disgusts me to see how so many people turn their backs on their friends whom they've known their whole lives, or who are closest to them just to achieve this so-called popularity. What's so great about being at the top of the social hierachy? You know that you're gonna fall off your podium sooner or later.

Geez man. What's wrong with the world nowadays? Grow up people please. And open up your eyes BIG-BIG OK?

I agree that psychologically speaking, everyone needs friends. But is it to the extent of where you would steal other people's friends and backstab your own just for that one shot in a million up that disgusting ladder? Why are people selling themselves so cheap?

I thought friendship was based on values, trust and mutual liking. I don't like watching these kind of movies on TV or any form of media. That's why I never liked Gossip Girl or all those bimbo-istic movies.

It takes years to build trust and only a second, to destroy it.

Is that what we really want from life? To live an empty, desolate life, just pining for others' approval?

I don't wanna live like that.

If you like me, like me for who and what I am.

If you don't like me, don't like me la!

I'm not begging for friendship.

Everyone's insecure and afraid too. We're not the only ones.

Introspect on ourselves, Zen meditation says.

Do we really want to look back and recall our lives this way?

Our actions and decisions shape the future, more than anything else.