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So I was thinking today about issues of life as I had an essay on that topic, and I think one of the most important issues in life is friendship.
I learned a lot about friends when I got sick in 2003. I learned that a friend is someone I trust to be with me when I am at my weakest. And they are people who, no matter how painfull it is to see, are willing to be with me when I am weak and helpless. If I would trust my life to someone and they trust their life to me, then we are friends. It's not about whether you are trustworthy, or whether you are friendly, it's the actual act of trust that is the basis of friendship. If I trust you to be truthful, then you're a friend. If I find I must be careful how I say things, then it's something other than friendship.
Friendship is not a state of mind, it's an act. It's something you do, it's not a reflection of you, it's a balanced relationship between people. That doesn't mean it's always balanced. Sometimes you need a friend, and other times you want to be alone.
One thing I feel needs to be said is that there are many other relationships that aren't friendship but they are also positive. There are many people I admire who aren't friends. I study with lots of people who aren't friends.
People differ, as differ their opinions. This is my personal opinion. I choose to think of a friend as a very strong word, representing a very close relationship.
I learned a lot about friends when I got sick in 2003. I learned that a friend is someone I trust to be with me when I am at my weakest. And they are people who, no matter how painfull it is to see, are willing to be with me when I am weak and helpless. If I would trust my life to someone and they trust their life to me, then we are friends. It's not about whether you are trustworthy, or whether you are friendly, it's the actual act of trust that is the basis of friendship. If I trust you to be truthful, then you're a friend. If I find I must be careful how I say things, then it's something other than friendship.
Friendship is not a state of mind, it's an act. It's something you do, it's not a reflection of you, it's a balanced relationship between people. That doesn't mean it's always balanced. Sometimes you need a friend, and other times you want to be alone.
One thing I feel needs to be said is that there are many other relationships that aren't friendship but they are also positive. There are many people I admire who aren't friends. I study with lots of people who aren't friends.
People differ, as differ their opinions. This is my personal opinion. I choose to think of a friend as a very strong word, representing a very close relationship.
This is the part of my essay I wrote, which you can also find in my journal. I also made a stamp to support this essay, if you like this, you can as well take a look at my stamp which is located here.
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I understand where you're coming from, I've been the 'other side' in a friendship like that-my friend got ill a few years ago and we got extremely close, but now it's like I'm some sort of stranger to her 
The worst thing is that I don't actually know what she thinks of me, because it's like she's forgotten what we once had. But meh, that's life!
The worst thing is that I don't actually know what she thinks of me, because it's like she's forgotten what we once had. But meh, that's life!