I had a coversation with someone earlier and it got me thinking about friends.
I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but through my life I have have many different kinds of friends. The kind of friends that come into my life, hang around for a while and leave, leaving me all the richer for having known them. The kind of friends who never leave, (more power to them) and the kind of friends who turn out not to be friends at all.
Over time I have come to know all these sorts, and I have identifed different types:
The Flower Friend: This friendship blossoms quickly and fades away just as quickly leaving behind beautiful memories and a sweet lingering scent.
The Tree Friend: This kind of friendship takes time to grow, but once it has it is lasting and enduring.
The Butterfly Friend: This is the kind of friend that flits in and out of your life, time between contact makes no difference, this kind of friend is always accepting of the changes that come with living.
The Venus Flytrap: This kind of friend, sucks you in, absorbs your whole life and should you decide you need a little space, they spit you out chewed up and drained. (stay away from people like this, their chronic insecurity leads them to drag others down so they can feel good about themselves, they will bring out and encourage the worst in you)
The Blackjack: This is the very best kind of friend, they stick to you no matter what, but they are a bit prickly so they won't let you get away with being less than you really are. (keep this one close)
Nice post Stella, I have found the same to be true for family as well though.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Unfortunately since we don't get to choose our family we just love them anyway, no matter what (well we should).
ReplyDeleteI do feel blessed though because I happen to think I have the best family in the world, I din't think I could have chosen a better on. (i'm probably a bit biased here)