I just read a friend's blog whose latest post stressed on the theme of friendship and loneliness. It spurred me to write all this. In the past, I used to cringe at all the saccharine stuff thats written about relationships and friendship in particular. Perhaps the cynicism was driven into me when I was schooling and thought that friends are just people to hang out with and have fun; occasionally broaching serious topics and having heart-to-heart talks. At the end of the day, I still have to depend on myself as I thought friends can only help you this much. Even up to JC days, I still pretty much subscibed to the same notion. Cliques exist everywhere, I guess its a social phenomena, and its so prevalent at times you cant help but wonder how nice it would be if everyone were to mix around and get along fine and dandy with everyone else instead of always hanging around within their own comfort zone.
Now, I'm not saying that friends are not worth investing in ( pardon the corporate metaphor) , but at times I do wonder how true friends can be. Is there a need to make any more acquaintances in life when there's already plenty? How many of your friends actually stagnate past the acquaintance stage yet you can hardly call them close friends? Are friends really there for you in times of need or are they just there for entertainment and relaxation's sake? Theres plenty of other questions that I can think of, and I think its better for me not to examine it so thoroughly. But I can gather one thing : for any relationship to work, it has to be reciprocal. I've read somewhere that in any relationship, the person who cares less about it holds all the power, how true... Hmm, that post can really launch a tirade...Think I shall stop here, am getting tired and have to work tmr, sigh...
People, a troublesome lot - Thursday, April 14, 2005 -
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Raunchy!!! I like!! haha :)
