Forever Friends

What defines a friend? To many people its many things. I don't have a long list of friends basically because my defining list is probably too long or too fussy. Some people like to call everybody friend. Thats sweet at the very least, but not practical. To me a freind is someone you think about frequently. Someone you love to see whenever its possible. Someone who gives you positive words in rough times. Someone who is always genuinly happy for you when you suceed or do something well. A friend does not need to be someone you see everyday or even every week. I have a few good friends and none of them live in the same city as I do. In fact, one lives in Perth WA, one in the ACT and another in NSW. So it goes without saying that I don't see them very often. In fact, one special friend I had not seen for 17 years at one stage. Not seen, not spoken, not heard of. I was lucky enough to find her through a website one day. So how do I still call her a friend.

Well in my book, a friend is someone who shares a special moment in your history that means something to you. This girl was my very first Girlfriend. I was thirteen at the time so it was a big deal at that age to have a girlfriend. We are talking about a memory in my life that has been etched in me forever. She was also a good friend, as was her whole family. And now almost 27 years on, she is still my friend. We have both been married and had children and so on. Our lives have taken very different avenue's, and yet we still see each other as close friends. A kind of unspoken understanding. Although I don't see here at all, except if we happen to be in each others state for a holiday, we still stay in touch and keep each other up with the latest goss.

If you have someone like that in your life, cherish it. Be careful to not take it for granted. When all is said and done in this life, all thats left are memories. And the memories of a lasting friendship are things that make your life worth living.