Posted by giveawayboy on February 08, 2003 at 12:57:35:
In Reply to: you think honestly misses thistle?? posted by Mister Metal on February 08, 2003 at 09:26:28:
: i guess since my experience with "friends" is not so pleasant i aint one to believe this..when i have had the hardest moments..few is any where there...so i mean..granted it seems like the ideal image or concept of friendship..not all are fortunate enough to have that luxury..thats how i see it..
: you would just have to be in my position to grasp my viewpoint..thats great that you and others grasp the concept of friends far much more than i do..i am just at a different place at this moment..and have been for a while..trying to grasp that concept and it never has worked out in my head or even on paper..so yeah..
: obviously everyone's situation is different and unique..
: at this time...to me..friend is a dollar in my pocket..until proven otherwise..
yeah, Raul, we are all at different places. I wanted to mention that I had to find the meaning of friendship in myself as I could never distill it from others. It took a long time. I needed to see what a friend was by learning how to be one, which is neat, since I see you in that same position now--I think you realize this--by helping me and others, by listening to us, even when we are not always there for you. so you see, you are learning how to BE the friend to others. once you master that you won't be looking for it from others. still, you will always need a friend who will reach out to you too. i know it's hard when they just aren't there. but still, we have to find these things in ourselves first. to me finding friendship in myself means finding myself in god. i won't get all spiritual here though.
later, Bill