"I'm not even going to get mad anymore. I'm just going to learn to expect the lowest out of the people I thought the highest of."
In no uncertain terms does this ring true more often than I would like it to. I consider myself to be a good friend. I try hard to make sure I am reliable and available if a friend needs me. I would like to think of myself as giving and understanding. I try to always return phone calls and show up when I said I would be there. I wish that this could be said of more people.
Again I find myself disappointed and sadden by the lack of community and friendship that was shown to me this past week. I am trying to help my parents rebuild their fence that was destroyed by the wind earlier this year. They have a really large back yard and it would cost them an arm and a leg to replace it with contractors. So we decided to have a fence party. I invited a lot of people that I have known and consider friends to come help and in return we would provide food and beverages. I, myself, enjoy things like this. Times where good people come together to help one another out and enjoy each other's company. Many people initially said yes but as the date has drawn near I've been given excuse after excuse as to why they can't come. It's disheartening.
I understand that taking a Saturday out to go build a fence at someones house isn't very exciting, but what happened to the spirit of "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine." I am very grateful to those that are coming and seem to have no issues with it all. As if being together was the sole purpose and the fence building a by-product. These are the people that I want to surround myself with as friends all the time. Those are the ones that you want with you when the figurative "shit hits the fan". Or even possibly literally! They will laugh with you as you try to wipe the shit out of your eyes and try avoid pink eye! And as they laugh they will look for the mop and toss you a beer!
To those friends - Thank you for being you and a wonderful friend! To the others, please see wikipedia's deffinition of friendship and maybe you'll understand why I'm upset! But then again you're probably too busy to read this.
"Friendship of goodness depends on love, on likeness, on recognition, on reciprocity, on activity, on quality of characters, and on sharing of life", as understood by Aristotle.
