The majority of us have found ourselves at a place where we thought we would never be, the end of a friendship. Friends always swear to stay close and be there forever but things slowly start to fade and the distance between each other begins to set in. Bridges get burnt and it's hard to imagine that that is a good thing. However, there is a plus side of friends coming and going as life carries on. Each group serves their purpose and helps you to become the best version of yourself as you go through life. It's okay to let some people go.
Growing up we all have that one person who seems to be our best friends for life. Our parents were close and we are roughly the same age, so naturally we became pals from the beginning. It was weird if you ever referred to someone else as your best friend because they always had that spot and label. But as we grow older, we often grow apart. Distances, different schools, different sports and all around different lifestyles cause this shift. However, they teach you the first important skills of friendship and what it's like to grow up with someone who isn't a sibling.
As we shift from that one best friend, we slide into the world that we most strongly identify with growing up and throughout school. Those worlds can be things such as the sporting world, the artistic world, or the academic world. All of these different groups provide us with new friends that we remain close to because our lives are so heavily intertwined. As we continue to grow and evolve as people, these groups will change and we might lose interest in what we once thought was important. These people helped you realize how to be a good friend as well as a teammate, critic and student.
High school ends and the next chapter of life starts, college. The friends that are made in the first weeks of college are important because they help with the transition. These people were there for so many firsts and you think how could you ever live without them? Well once you become more established you realize that the people you quickly stuck to aren't exactly the people you can picture spending the next four years of your life with. They will fade away but we both will always be eager to say hi when passing on campus or to catch up at a party.
The most recent group of friends we make are the ones we decide to live with. Roommates quickly become best friends and this time, it's different, you know they'll be in your life forever. They see you at your worst and build you up to bring you back to your best. Cherish these people and pray the bridges never get burnt with them.
