Friends...(topic revisited)

I think I've touched upon this subject in one of my entries before. I just need to blog about it again today because the feelings are back, intense.

When we were younger, we would easily tag someone we like as our 'best friend'. Someone we like - it's as innocent and simple as that. As we get older, this tag becomes almost impossible to attach to anyone because we have higher expectations and hence, our definition of a 'good friend' changes drastically. Also, we have different facades and some people may bring that one side of you much more easily than others so we meet Friend A for meals and easy banter, B for confiding in serious matters and advice, C for sharing joy and happiness, D for sports/clubbing, etc.

If I think about it *sheepish*, I do have some friends who are a combination of all that and I cherish them through my frequent contacts and meetings as much as I can manage. But there are others whom upon reflection, barely stop to listen to me and so I find myself beginning to stop talking, stop sharing and only focus on what they want to talk about.

I believe most of us self-indulge once in a while but we can't forget there are friends around who allow us to and like every other single matter, there is always a need to have time-out.

Let's have a little self-consciousness and empathy from today.