Friends

Well, this is just a narrative.   I don't get life sometimes.  I realize friends come and go and that's just part of life.  But, it's the quality of people and the friends we keep in our lives that help determine the quality we have and I would hope we in term as friends help determine the quality of other's lives.

Several good, what I thought were friends, more or less, betrayed me by simply saying good bye.  That they don't have time for me.   Betrayed is a strong word, but, I'm not sure how to describe it.  We shared a lot, we went through similar circumstances, and trusted each other.   To just up and say goodbye seems rather belittling of a friendship.

I don't claims to be perfect. I have my own issues and I'm not afraid to admit that.  I still value the people in my life. I take no one and nothing for granted.  I don't know what I've done to deserve this, if I had done or said anything that would drive these people away. I would understand and agree with them and learn from it.  However, to just tell me I don't have time to be your friend, doesn't tell me anything other than I'm not important.  I'm not so arrogant as to think I'm the best thing since sliced bread.  However, I like to think at the very least I offer positive encouragement, support, and build up others.

That I respect myself and others. That I would do anything for my friends.  I can't do anything to change anyone's mind.  I just wish people had the guts to tell me how I screwed up, if I screwed up.  Telling me they don't have time for me doesn't tell me anything.  It certainly doesn't explain why I suddenly have no priority in their lives. I didn't ask to be a high priority and never thought of myself as a high priority in my friend's lives.   However, nothing is said to indicate why I'm no longer any priority.  Why I deserve to just removed from the list of priorities.

If this has taught me anything, it has taught me to value the short time people are in my life.  One never knows when others will leave my life just because they feel like it.  I will cherish the time I have with any friends.  For, life is ever changing and people will always come and go!