Friends. Everyday people who are designed to enhance your life and make it more enjoyable by supporting your decision to make poor choices that you will look back at and laugh about years down the road. There are certain friends who come and go in our lives, but the ones who stay were designed to stay for a reason. So, to my friends who have forever changed my life, this one's for you.
As we grow older, we come to realize who our true friends are. Friends fill the void in your life and they push you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. They love and support you, even when you're clearly in the wrong, and they help you when times are tough. Without friends, life would be so much more stressful.
I strongly believe that you never really lose friends, you just grow apart from the fake ones and grow closer to the real ones. You can never erase the memories you had with old or fake friends, you just wish those memories were with your real friends. Everyone is put in our lives for a reason, and if some people are only meant to be temporary, that just leaves an open space for someone special.
However, true friends don't always come easy. There are going to have to be times when life is gonna really suck where you find out who your true friends really are. It's always harder before it gets easier, it's always darker before it gets brighter, and it's always pain before there's beauty.
Everyone, regardless of who they are, faces hardships in their lives. As humans, we are not designed to be perfect and we need people to help pick us up when were down. There was a time when I felt that the world was against me and nothing was ever going to be good again. But that's where I was wrong. I was so blinded and conditioned to believe that it wasn't my friend's job to help me, and make me feel better. So I went on with this mentality until you guys came along and changed my life forever.
The countless memories of bonfires, lunchtime stories, crying over tests, lunch dates, (the list goes on forever) are things that I will forever hold in my heart. The life lessons that you guys have taught me are worth more than anything in this world, I am so grateful not only for them, but also for you. I wouldn't have the strength within me to get up and face each day without you guys. So thank you, once again.
Be open to new people, make yourself vulnerable, and don't hold on to people are trying to leave you. You may never knew who your real friends are until you feel alone.
