Friendship

I was recently asked to describe what "true friendship" means to me. And while many ideas sprung to mind - such as someone holding your hair out of the way while you vomit up a lung - after much deep thought I finally settled on the following concept. True Friendship to me is like being someone's seatbelt. Sounds kinda odd and bland I know but there really is a lot of depth to this idea. If you are someone's seatbelt you will protect them and keep them safe. Without your seatbelt you somehow feel naked and vunerable - you need your seatbelt always. A seatbelt may not look shiny or glamorous but it's not how it looks that's important - it's what it does. Sometimes a seatbelt will hurt you as it protects you - sometimes even enough to leave deep bruises. But the seatbelt is always working for your good. Seatbelts are strong and durable and nearly all of the time, dependable - there'll always be one person who messes up true friendship, just like here and there a seatbelt won't do it's job and you might smash your head into the steering wheel (eh Maria?). But you have to use them or they won't work. You don't click that seatbelt, it's just a useless piece of fabric hanging around a car. If you don't work and build friendships, then it's just random people out there who you pass in the street. Seatbelts are important - everyone should have one. And everyone should have a true best friend as well. Someone who will be there no matter what time you decide to go "driving", be it day or night. They won't drive the car, just come with you for the ride and protect you as best they can. There's only place for one perfect seatbelt in each person's life - kind of like a "soul mate" seatbelt of true friendship.

So ask yourself this question. Do you have a seatbelt?