Just how important are friends?

For me, friends are really important as you grow and be the person that you ought to be. They are just like your family, they guide you and be there for you if you need someone to talk to. They stay no matter how messed up your life is.

In my life, I’ve made quite a bunch of friends. But there’s this certain group of friends that is really close to my heart. Probably because we’ve grown old together and have witnessed each other’s weaknesses. The good thing about this group is that they never left. They stayed and been very understanding to each other. I have known these certain friends of mine during my high school years. And yes, we’ve remained friends up until today. In fact, I don’t consider them as friends already. I consider them as my family - a very important part of me.

For the record, the boys in our group have vices and I think it’s pretty normal among guys these days. The good thing is, they did not encouraged us to drink and smoke with them. In fact, they hate the thought of it. They made us stay away with it. They respected us and took care of us (girls). See, when the girls are with them, no matter how late it is, they make sure that we go home safe and would even accompany us home to be sure that we’re okay. And, the good thing is, they never took any malice or whatsoever. We treated each other as family, so there was no courting or whatsoever involved among us. Furthermore, they protect us from the not-so-good guys.

The girls, on the other hand, are somewhat the spoiled ones. Why? It’s because if we go out together, our preference has always been granted. They may complain but they do give way to us. We, the girls, are like sisters separated at birth. We shop together, dine out and just like any other girls, we talk and talk and talk.

The best thing about the friendship I found in them is that we never took each other for granted. We sympathize to each other and cheer each other up if problem arises. We comfort each other when we’re down. We laugh and cry altogether. Through the years, our friendship has been tested but thankfully, it has never been broken. We stayed for each other. We’re one.

For this reason, I can proudly and confidently say, I’ve found my best friends, my true friends.