“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” –Buddha

This week’s assignment is to talk about something difficult we have overcome. At first, I wasn’t sure what to talk about. My parents are still living and we have an excellent relationship, I am going to a good school, and I have an upbeat view on the world; so what on earth could I have in my world that is difficult. It wasn’t until yesterday when I was talking to one of my friends that I figured it out: the ultimate burn of a friendship.

            The greatest question I have to this day is how someone could be equivalent to your family and then a few months later are a complete stranger. I went through this first hand and I still can’t answer this question but have thought about it a lot. Every second, the way we think is changing, not immensely but every moment changes our perspective a little bit. In my situation, we grew without trust. We stopped talking about things that we had problems with and eventually these problems rapidly spun out of control. She didn’t think I spent enough time with her (because I had mono and was out of school for a month) and I didn’t think we were as close as we used to be. When we finally did start to talk about our problem, nothing changed. This is when I realized you had to be willing to change for someone; neither of us wanted to. This is when our friendship ended.

            Something so small like losing a friend can make you think in big ways. Because of this I am careful about who I hang out with. I turn away from drama just because so much of my senior year was full of it. I will be more eager to give up on a situation if I believe it is not worth my time (in the friend aspect at least).  Does this make me a bad person? Reading it will sound like I wont give anybody a chance. Truth is, I do. When I find people that are true I become close with them very fast. These aspects I brought with me to college. And it does change how I meet people in this new school. Yes, I am willing and very eager to make new friends but I am looking for quality not quantity.

            I am lucky and very proud to say that I have met people here that are very true.  In the end I am glad I went through these difficulties in high school, it makes college a fresh start where I will find friends I can keep for the rest of my life.