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Happy
New Year to all my readers! 2012 is upon us and as always anticipation rules. As we wonder what the new year will hold for
us.
The safe bet would be mostly the same things that have happened to us in the
past. We hope for the best, prepare for the worst, struggle through the ups and downs, then turn around and go, "Where
did that year go?"
As I get older, the time seems to go faster and faster. The
time you spend with people gets more precious. For some the memories of those times are fading away. To some that
time eats away at them, because they think, "Why didn't I do this?" Or, "Why didn't I say that?"
I have met many people in my life, through school, sports, work, standing in lines
at resturants or stores or sitting next to them bar, movie or other events.
But I have never been able to figure out, why some of those people you don't remember or ever think of again. Then there
are some that you never forget and you think of all the time. Why do we become friends with certain peole, but not others.
Of course with spouses or mates, there is usually some physical attraction that starts
off the events, then conversation, common intrests and life becomes intertwined. But with friends and acquaintances things that
bring them together are sometimes undefined.
Out of all the people in the
world what makes the difference between someone being a "Best" friend or a "Great" friend?
Why are some "Good" friends and some just "A Friend"? Why do some become someone you always speak
to, but never visit or hang out with? Why do you have no desire to become involved in any way with some others.
Sometimes I think we choose our friends because they give us what we are lacking.
My "Best" friend and I were raised in very similar situations. Parents married young, stayed together, blue
collar work ethics, etc..Yet our lives are so different. I stayed in our hometown, he moved away after high school. He
used to be a bit rowdy and I a little backwards. Now he is easy going as can be and I opened my world up for everyone to see.
I guess we remain friends because we balance each other out in life. Much the same
way spouses and mates do in the end.
So we go through life seeking a delicate balance
whether to support full blown love or a friendship. In any case, I'm glad you decide to get on the teeter-totter with
me. It was getting lonely sitting here all by myself.
Thanks again for visiting.
Danny Mahlon Underwood
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