How Far Can You go for Friendship?

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."-Helen Keller

Friends. The most precious thing you could ever possess aside from your family. These are people always ready to give you a hand. These are people who would understand you regardless of whatever decision you have made, may it be stupid or not. These are people who would keep your sanity when you're starting to lost it. These are people who are willing to do everything just to keep you happy. They valued you a lot that seeing you getting hurt will make them feel like killing the person who caused you pain.

As I journey to adulthood, I met some crazy good people who had become an important part of my life. People who rejoiced with me through my happy times, people who picked me up when I was down, people who believed that I am more than my worth.

But how far can you really go for friendship? Is staying up late at night listening to their emotional vent out and pathetic self-blame enough? Is being their drinking-buddy good enough? When can you consider yourself a good friend?

I've seen different types of friendship as I aged. I've seen people who would cover their friends mistakes just to save them. I've seen friends who took revenge for their fallen friends. Friends who became friends with their friend's enemies. Friends who stayed and stood for the friendship despite the other one giving up. I've seen friendships being destroyed because they lack communication and misunderstandings.

I consider myself lucky for finding real friends. I'm lucky enough to find people who valued our friendship more than our misunderstandings or petty fights. I am blessed to be surrounded by people whom I can say I could trust my life with. Individuals who has their own problems yet they still manage to find time and check on how am I doing. I would never regret removing some of my ribs and reserving a space for them near my heart. I might have let go of some important people just to have them but look what I got. I got  people who opted to stay permanently and be with me through good and bad times.

Friends. They are like your brothers or sisters from different parents. Oftentimes they understand you better than anyone else. They support you more than anyone else. They will scold you like they're your parents. If you have this people right now, cling to them and treasure them. They are once in a lifetime people.

For all the times you guys stood by me, for sharing your lives with me and for being there on my darkest times, and for accepting me as me, no words can express how thankful I am to meet such beautiful people like you. To all my friends may it be new or old, cheers to more years of friendship and love.