Friends
Merriam-Webster has 5 definitions for the noun 'friend'. The ones that I prefer are "one attached to another by AFFECTION or esteem" and "a FAVOURED COMPANION". A common synonym for friend is 'acquaintance' but is defined as "having personal knowledge : FAMILIAR" and as "a person whom one knows but is not a particularly close friend".
For most of us, the latter definition of "acquaintance" is the context in which we understand and use the word. Personally, I cannot really substitute the terms 'friend' and 'acquaintance' as the latter lacks the depth found in the former.
My "dictionary" definition of a friend would then be "A favoured companion, attached to me (or vice versa) by affection or esteem." In my own words?
A true friend is someone you can tell your darkest secrets and your deepest fears and KNOW that s/he will never judge you and neither use what they know against you nor repeat it to anyone. With them, you trust that you and your secrets and fears are safe. That person is ALWAYS there for you - all you need to do is call or text! That person knows who you are, sees you as you are and loves you as you are and it is not because they have to!
They ask nothing in return because they know that they have "everything in return" anyway - you do the same for them.
True friendship is rare. Like red diamonds, blue garnets or red emeralds, a true friend is quite hard to find. I think I have been extremely lucky because I have not one, not two but at least four such friends. To them I say, I love you lots, no matter how strange I act, how often you do NOT see or hear from me. And to quote a plaque one of them gave me:
"You'll always be my friend. You know too much!"
For most of us, the latter definition of "acquaintance" is the context in which we understand and use the word. Personally, I cannot really substitute the terms 'friend' and 'acquaintance' as the latter lacks the depth found in the former.
My "dictionary" definition of a friend would then be "A favoured companion, attached to me (or vice versa) by affection or esteem." In my own words?
A true friend is someone you can tell your darkest secrets and your deepest fears and KNOW that s/he will never judge you and neither use what they know against you nor repeat it to anyone. With them, you trust that you and your secrets and fears are safe. That person is ALWAYS there for you - all you need to do is call or text! That person knows who you are, sees you as you are and loves you as you are and it is not because they have to!
They ask nothing in return because they know that they have "everything in return" anyway - you do the same for them.
True friendship is rare. Like red diamonds, blue garnets or red emeralds, a true friend is quite hard to find. I think I have been extremely lucky because I have not one, not two but at least four such friends. To them I say, I love you lots, no matter how strange I act, how often you do NOT see or hear from me. And to quote a plaque one of them gave me:
"You'll always be my friend. You know too much!"
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