THE SIMPLE LIFE

FRIENDSHIP (PART II)

Do you ever wonder how well you know your friends? I do. There are times where even with those that I grew up with, I am surprised by something that they say or do. Not to say that it was something bad - just something that I wouldn't normally expect from them. Like there's a side that I've never seen and it just throws me off. It makes me wonder whether number of years really have any significance in how well you know someone. Part of me says it doesn't, cuz it all depends on how much you are willing to share and open-up. People can know each other for years and still be perfect strangers.

But another part of me wants to say that the friends that I have, I DO know pretty well. Unfortunately, it doens't always seem like the case. Granted, we've known each other for a heck of a long time; but how much time have we actually spent together? And how of the time we spent together was real quality time? Time spent getting to know personalities, beliefs and what makes you and I tick?

I guess what I'm wondering is how well do you really know those that you call your friends and how well do they really know you. I know that there are some things and parts of yourself that you'd share with some people that you wouldn't necessarily feel as comfortable sharing with others, but still...it's weird no? That potentially someone could have friends but not really be friends. Another thing that I wonder, do those that I consider to be my friends consider me as their friend? Why or why not?

This friendship thing has been boggling my mind lately. Actually, a lot of things have been boggling my mind. *laughs* It sounds like I'm going through so sort of teenage angst. As you can tell, I'm in a weird thought process right now; most likely stimulated by the fact that I don't want to study for my next final.

I just want all this icky-ness to be over with!