Lets talk about "FRIENDS"

Friendship is a type of relationship between two people who care about each other. But such a dry definition doesn't do the concept of friendship justice. Consider these examples: A friend is the first person you want to call when you hear good news. A friend remembers that you don't like pickles on your sandwich. A friend will accompany you on the most boring of errands and make them seem fun. Kawan sebenar akan bertanyakan soalan "apa khabar?" dan menunggu jawapannya. Bukan hanya sekadar bertanya namun tidak pernah menghiraukan jawapan kepada soalan itu. According to an article I've read, "Friendship is a relationship with broad, ambiguous, and even shifting boundaries. The terms friend and friendship mean different things to different people and different things to the same people at different times. To think and communicate effectively about the topic, people find it necessary to use distinctions such as true friends, best friends, good friends, casual friends, work friends, social friends, and friendly acquaintances."

Secara kesimpulannya, pelbagai definisi yang boleh kita kaitkan dengan "kawan". Cuba kita ambil seketika dan berfikir sejenak, berapa ramai kawan-kawan yang berada disekeliling kita adalah benar-benar "kawan" kita. Take a look people around you, are they really your "FRIEND"? Do they really have the qualities of a "FRIEND" to you?

Since my school days, I have lots of acquaintances....

This is our senior year in high school.

 They are the best classmates you could ask for. Zaman sekolah dulu, kami kira budak-budak kelas belakanglah kononnya. Those days to us, rules are made to be broken. Sampai En. Lee Huat (cikgu displin) penat dibuatnya. LOL!

 Later, I have another group of friends. We named ourself as "CLiCK". There are 22 of us. Masa tu tengah up myspace, masing-masing letak nama "CLiCK" kat belakang. Comel je semua! :') Lepas tu, kalau lepak Hartamas Square, gerak dua tiga kereta, bukak meja pun berderet je panjang. Masa tu memang pergi mana-mana pun, kami tetap bersama. We did so much together.

 

I MISS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US!

As we grow older, we tend to have more responsibilities. Masing-masing mula sibuk dengan hal masing-masing, Lama kelamaan, kami mula membawa hala tuju masing-masing. Hubungan kami semua tidak lagi seperti dulu. Ada lagi diantara kami yang masih melepak bersama tetapi tidak semua yang ada. Saya mula sedar, kawan yang ramai tidak akan kekal bersama kita dalam kita meneruskan hidup ini. Kita akan mula ada kawan yang semakin lama semakin sikit namun kawan-kawan yang sedikit itulah kawan-kawan yang betul-betul "kawan". Kawan-kawan itulah yang betul-betul mengenali kita, yang betul-betul ambil berat tentang diri kita dan yang betul-betul bersama kita dalam susah mahupun senang. 

Hidup perlukan kawan. Itu memang betul. Pepatah Melayu pun ada berkata "kawan biar beribu". Benar! Tapi apa gunanya kawan beribu jika semuanya hilang saat kita memerlukan mereka? 

“Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” 

                                                      ― Oprah Winfrey