I was a Brownie.
In Brownies there's this song about friends.
The lines go:
"Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. A circle is round it has no end, that's how long I want to be your friend."
Can we have friends forever?
I have tried to define what a friend is for a long time.
It's difficult to identify real friendship from just people you know.
I believe good friends are people that you talk with, see on a semi-regular basis, relate to, feel comfortable around, and have no sexual attraction towards on either side.
I used to have two really good friends.
They weren't perfect by any means, but they were my friends.
The people that didn't make me feel like a outsider.
It was where I belonged.
They both moved far for me.
This strains my definition of friendship.
We don't see each other often, talk very often.
When I need them they can't always be there.
So is there a point?
Is there a real reason to hold on to old friends?
Should you clench your grip,
let the rope burn your hands as it continues to slip?
or release?
