It seems that everyone on my dorm hall is writing about "what they learned this semster." So, I am hopping on the band wagon.
So what exactly have I learned? I have most certainly learned what the survey has now considered the number one answer: "Who my true friends are." They are not the fair-weather friends or the bad seeds. They are not the ones who attack me for having a different opinion or for trying to explain the other side of things. They are the ones who have been there for me all along; through thick and thin, good and bad... and will continue to be there. I have also learned that sometimes you should listen to other people's boyfriends (yeah, sometimes they say smart things.). XP They might have something wise to say, and by not heeding it you could just simply be leading yourself into a lot more trouble than certain things are worth. But neither of those things are the number one thing that I have learned. The number one thing that I have learned is that to trust is to be stupid. To be smart is to not trust. Lies and two-faced people exist everywhere, even within ourselves. By not trusting, you create more love for those around you. The moment you add trust, it is like adding a weed that can't go away long after the rose has been killed. Speaking of roses, I have learned that being a thorn in someone's side is rather enjoyable, it makes life all the more silly and ironic. If it isn't one thing, it's another, and you can only learn by doing. If I hadn't liked the wrong people, hadn't done the wrong things, said the wrong things, listened to the wrong things... I probably wouldn't have learned in the first place. Particularly fake friends, a person cannot learn about the nature of humans without keeping a few of these around. A fake family, however, lets you learn the most about people and the way that they maliciously interact with one another. Remaining just friends without a sense of a home or family is the best way to be. A broken family cannot function correctly, but a true friendship can last a lifetime.
Like I said, the survey said that friends matter most, and I guess they do. Even the bad ones.
So what exactly have I learned? I have most certainly learned what the survey has now considered the number one answer: "Who my true friends are." They are not the fair-weather friends or the bad seeds. They are not the ones who attack me for having a different opinion or for trying to explain the other side of things. They are the ones who have been there for me all along; through thick and thin, good and bad... and will continue to be there. I have also learned that sometimes you should listen to other people's boyfriends (yeah, sometimes they say smart things.). XP They might have something wise to say, and by not heeding it you could just simply be leading yourself into a lot more trouble than certain things are worth. But neither of those things are the number one thing that I have learned. The number one thing that I have learned is that to trust is to be stupid. To be smart is to not trust. Lies and two-faced people exist everywhere, even within ourselves. By not trusting, you create more love for those around you. The moment you add trust, it is like adding a weed that can't go away long after the rose has been killed. Speaking of roses, I have learned that being a thorn in someone's side is rather enjoyable, it makes life all the more silly and ironic. If it isn't one thing, it's another, and you can only learn by doing. If I hadn't liked the wrong people, hadn't done the wrong things, said the wrong things, listened to the wrong things... I probably wouldn't have learned in the first place. Particularly fake friends, a person cannot learn about the nature of humans without keeping a few of these around. A fake family, however, lets you learn the most about people and the way that they maliciously interact with one another. Remaining just friends without a sense of a home or family is the best way to be. A broken family cannot function correctly, but a true friendship can last a lifetime.
Like I said, the survey said that friends matter most, and I guess they do. Even the bad ones.
posted by Shel at
7:57 PM
