A Buddy

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

Consoling always heals a broken soul. Sharing eases any burden weighed on one’s shoulder. It takes more than fate and to find someone who is willing to do so.

I remembered back in the days when people will ask me: “Who’s your best friend?”

I normally go on ecstatically pointing in bizarre directions starting counting and naming one after the other. Yes, it was once that simple, innocent and happy.

The numbers started to get lesser as we grow up, it approaches to a point where not much counting is required and I started to wonder: “Who’s my best friend currently?”

My most recent conversation had me stunned for a sec or two when someone questioned me: “Hey.. so-and-so and you are like.. buddies!” I replied without hesitation: “Yeah! We’re cool, travel mates and room mates as well as batch mates!”

But I’m embarrassed to say that he’s my best friend, disgraced that I' actually do not understand a bit about this friend of mine and vice versa he knows almost everything about me.    

Not everyone wants to share, some people can handle things their own way. Why put everyone in my position? If it was me 10 years ago… I’ll probably ditch this person and change a so-called new best friend. But no, not everyone share their stories and problems with people.

It takes a long time to built a solid friendship; don’t loose anyone around you. Appreciate friends around you because they are the ones that helped you grow up to who you will be in the future.