All for one ≠ One for all.
There was a time when my understanding of friendship was very different from what it is now. Back then, I was very young and naive; it was when I was in high school. My group of friends could be counted on one hand; we were few, but very close, almost like brothers, or at least that's what I believed at the time.
After graduating from high school, our paths diverged, and although we tried to stay together as we always had, in the end, separation was inevitable.
Little by little, the differences that had always existed began to stand out, but when we were closer together, they were quickly resolved by the intervention of one of us. Those differences soon took on more weight and ended up driving us apart: my concept of friendship changed; I stopped believing in it the way I blindly did when I was younger.
In addition to that, the field I chose for my professional life ended up reducing my circle of friends to zero, at least in the strict sense of unconditional friendship: “All for one and one for all” no longer existed for me. Maturity makes us see the world through different eyes.
I still keep in touch with them, even though I haven't seen them in years. We have planned reunions, but they haven't been possible... maybe someday one will happen.
- Royalty-free image generated.
I am very sorry that you could not find that unconditional friend on the journey of your life.
It is so nice to meet that friend and tell each other all the things that happen to us; From both sides and feeling so loved that what the other person says is as interesting or more interesting than what happened to yourself.
I think it's partly my fault; I was the one who distanced myself and ended up drifting away. My priorities changed dramatically with my professional life, and my free time became scarce. The little free time I've had since then, I've invested in my family. I can't say that during this time I haven't met people with whom I've formed good friendships, but never like those, never one that has been unconditional in that people acquire that degree of familiarity even though they are not... I think I've been very closed off in that regard, and I think it's partly because I've been quite introverted since childhood.
I can understand it, many of the good people we meet in our lives are forgotten. I don't know why that happens either.
Everyone chooses the life they want to have and the rest is up to God.
¡Holaaa amigo!🤗
Muchas personas tienen la mala costumbre de decir que son buenos amigos, pero en el momento de la práctica, nos demuestran todo lo contrario. Por ello, pienso que este rol no es para cualquier persona y, lamentablemente hay menos amistades que, verdaderos amigos.
Te envío un fuerte abrazo💚