The Other Half.

"What? You too? I thought I was the only one!"

When you speak to someone for the very first time and realize that you are blurting out these words, you'll know that it's the start of something magical, such as Friendship.

It's true what they say about, "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are." But most of the time, it is really misunderstood. Most of the time, people tend to look on the physical appearance. Most of the time, people tend to remember what's important: the personality, the connection, the Love.

We may all have more than 500 friends in Facebook, but mind you. How many of them are willing to talk to you when the inevitable happens? How many of them knows that you sleep so much because you are lonely? How many of them knows that you sleep very late because your mind is bombarded with confusing thoughts? How many of them will do silly things with you, will not care how ridiculous you will look just for the sake of having fun, will not care how out of fashion you are, will not care what your choice of music you listen to, and most of all, who will care no matter how much distance there is between you?

I bet that with every statement above, you thought of a Friend. I bet that when you read the title of this post, you thought of maybe, a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. I don't think that romantic relationships with people have the only right to be our other half. Most of the time, its Friends.

This weekend, two of my dearest friends had heartbreaks. This weekend, I realized how much of a friend I am to them. I looked through their problems, and realized that, no, in this world you are never alone. (This is the reason why I hate those people who think that they have girlfriends/boyfriends and such have the right to call other people who have none as Forever Alone(s)).

Friends, they are the ones who can see through you, who can talk to you about anything and everything without judging what you say, without telling you you're wrong, you're right. They tend to be the people who will always care, who will always be there not only through the good times, but [most importantly] through the bad times as well.

Treasure your friends, tell them how much they mean to you. Show them how much you care, teach them how to make life worth living by sharing it with a lifetime partner: A Friend.

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.” ― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey

 Havva Happy Monday Kiwis!