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Friends
Have you ever experienced the feeling of being isolated? That no matter how you try to be a part of the group yet you still didn't belong?
Denise Patricia Granada, E-I-C of our SJS school publication wrote a beautiful article which I'd like to share with all of you my dear readers.
How is it to belong?
"Every moment of our lives we always cross someone's path whether they are going to be persons whom we will remember and some whom we will not. No matter what the situation will be, we can never deny the fact that as we go on with our lives we are going to bump into persons whom we shall call friends. Friends whom you can share your feelings with or a person you look up to. Since then it was believed that friends help you get through life's challenges and the feeling of being secure will always be there. But have you ever thought of the "what ifs" in your life? What if you didn't belong? What if you didn't match others' personality?
The feeling of friendship is a world wide affection that every person shares. In fact all of us could be friends because this is a great circle of life. As what I have read, we make just a part of our lives and partly what is made by the friends we choose. Yes, we control our lives and it only becomes complete when we have our friends that we know can provide us with the comfort that we need. We are all different and each of us would belong to a different circle of friends. It will depend on our looks, personality and attitude. However, what you are is not a hindrance to finding a treasured friendship
Expressing our best self is the best way to find true friendship. I believe that in this age and society, all of us need to satisfy our need to belong and through our circle of friends we attain that. It is only where we can be ourselves and where we can feel the joy of being free. Also, it is where we feel secure when we are away from home. Certainly, our friends make it worth living.
Tears would roll from anyone's eyes as if it was an end when goodbyes are made with friends but farewells are just stronger beginnings of a more adventurous life. We don't actually want to be new in a place where we will look clueless and innocent but what we want is to stay where we have been used to. But no, it will always come that we have to move further with our lives and to get out of our comfort zones. As the bright yellow sun shines each day signifies new hopes for the lives that we've left.
Soon we will realize indeed we can buy all the friends with money but they are never worth the price. Treasure the friends that you have because without them accepting you, you wouldn't feel as satisfied as you are now. Remove your mask and go your way and feel the acceptance of living each day. What or who you are will always be the key for you to belong."
Friends may come and go in our lives yet true friends leave footprints in our heart. Nowadays it is very hard to find good and true friends. If you happen to have circle of friends, you should know how to keep them. They are priceless gifts from God. Humanly speaking, we need them for so many reasons. The cliche that goes "No one is an island" makes sense.