Friendship

Hi fellow steemers, 

in the world of man's relationship to another, friendship is on the bottom of the list. loved ones and family comes first. but what is so different about friendship is that we choose to enter into them. unlike cousins aunts uncles parents etc. we may go through years without seeing each other and not miss them but when given an opportunity to meet, memories come back to rekindle everything. 

Throughout life, from grade school to old age, friendship continues to confer, both mental and physical. But as we age, priorities and responsibilities shift, and friendships are affected, for better, or often, sadly, for worse.

Social media makes it possible to maintain more friendships, but more shallowly. And it can also keep relationships on life support that would (and maybe should) otherwise have died out.

It’s sad, sure, that we stop relying on our friends as much when we grow up, but it allows for a different kind of relationship, based on a mutual understanding of each other’s human limitations. It’s not ideal, but it’s real, as someone has said. Friendship is a relationship with no strings attached except the ones you choose to tie, one that’s just about being there, as best as you can.