“Friendship is so weird. You just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like, ‘Yep, I like this one,’ and you just do stuff with them.” -Bill Murray
I find it so strange how people just randomly come into your life whether it be a friendship or relationship. Friendships don’t just appear either. I mean you know a person and gradually over time you become closer, and at some point you just look over and realize that they’re really your friend. You can never really pinpoint the exact moment something changed; it could have been any moment.
I don’t think it really starts off as a choice because you don’t choose to meet new people. It just kind of happens. I think that certain people are meant to be in your life, and the universe has a way of pushing them into your path. I mean I’ve met people and just been drawn to them.
“I have learned that friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest, it’s about who came and never left your side.” -Yolanda Hadid
Friendship, at least for me, is separate from time. I’ve met people and felt like I’d known them my whole life after only a couple of weeks. Friends just become such a big part of your life that at some point you can’t imagine going back to before they were around. It would feel like an episode of the Twilight Zone if all of a sudden they weren’t in your life.
Time is an irrelevant factor. People I’ve known for a couple of months or a year can care more than someone I’ve known for ten years. It’s all about choice. Whether you choose to be there for someone even when it’s hard and make time to for them even when you are busy. It’s about whether you choose to stay or walk away.
In the big picture, it seems so weird. You meet a stranger form a connection or bond with them, and then you spend time together. You learn about each other, and make memories. You remember all the random details about this person, and know their life story. When a short while ago, the two of you were complete strangers. You don’t even really realize you are choosing them you just do.
I suppose they’re is something that draws you to the person in the first place like maybe their sense of humor. Maybe you are drawn to their personality because they are more like you want to be whether it be their ability to be realistic or outgoing or maybe their optimism. Maybe you choose them because they remind you of yourself in a way or because of similar experiences you’ve shared.
No matter what it is, you subconsciously choose this person. You choose to trust them and let them into your life. You choose to make memories with them and to be there for them. You choose to love them for the strange individuals they are. Most importantly, you choose to let them change your life.
-Love, Dee
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