Friends Forever XOXO

I don’t know if it has to do with the so-called “fast paced lifestyle” we have, there’s something about today’s world that makes it difficult for one to have a satisfying relationship. Everything just seems impersonal and detached. The “Hi’s and How are you’s?” are automatically spelt out without any thought. The responses to it are likewise the same. The standard “I’m fine. How about you’s?” are just as predictably expected. I’m finding it hard to rise above all the superficiality and look for that warm (Wow, warm daw. Hehe) genuineness.

These days it’s almost rare to meet someone whom you can actually enjoy a real conversation with. Everyone is just in a hurry to go off somewhere and do their own thing. Consider yourself lucky if you will meet someone who’s actually genuinely interested in what you have to say or in what you do even.

That is why it’s no mean feat to build real-lationships. We all got our own lives to live, issues and hang-ups to deal with, do we even have the time to bother with someone else’s? Most of the people I meet usually just come and go. I guess some people are just meant to be just that—fleeting, transitory. For whatever reason, they probably came into my life for a (short) purpose that I unfortunately will never know.

Having said all these, I’m still glad though that despite the humongous effort that it requires, I’m able to build a few new friendships along the way and maintain old connections as well. In any given day, I will definitely choose to have a few real good FRIENDs over a thousand of “friends”. In the end it's not really about winning Ms. Congeniality, but rather it's about the special bond that you have with the person.

To my friends (you know who you are), THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Mwah!