Friends

As I get older, I guess my eyes open wider to see things I never saw when I was young. Some call that wisdom with age, I call it realization of life. Not all good things last. A good job, favorite relatives pass and you and your good friends part. Friends are dear to me. As my youngest son says, "You don't get a chance to pick your relatives, but you can pick your friends." I, like everyone else, have had many good friends, and some have become BEST friends. Some have lasted the over the years, but others have parted from me for reasons I never understood. Naturally, I blame myself for doing "something" that rubbed my friend the wrong way, other times ... I just don't get it. Those are the ones that really hurt. I like to stay in touch with my friends. Some yearly, some monthly, some weekly. But one thing, I believe, friends should do is be honest with each other. If you are not, your are NOT a friend at all, and probably never were. Good friends are few in your life, best friends are ever less, and are 'true to the bone' with you. Losing a true friends can be as devastating as a bad divorce. I know ... I have lost a few, and it hurts, especially when you do not see it coming.