The Dream

"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details." "A person starts to live when he can live outside himself." "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about   the universe." "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."

The answer is a simple I have a lot more to say than just summarizing everything in 140 characters or one small status message. Friendship means a lot more than that can be constricted in a space that is limited. I am glad I have friends because if I had to be a person who just had family I wouldn’t have turned out to be the person I am. I don’t know if all of it was good but I wouldn’t have known what was bad to eliminate it later either. So friends are what they are, just friends. The relationship is unique and uninhibited. It is one that rarely has a boundary. It is a relationship of seamless understanding and unlimited expectation that is always met that it sometimes baffles you when it isn’t met. It is one association that is least selfish and hence deserves a spot that is higher than most relationships. Friends end up knowing things about you that your spouse, mom, dad or siblings do not end up knowing about you. Some things can be quite disturbing and alarming but you ...