Friendships, My Soul

Writing allows my sanity to be kept in check but I've been slacking. In the last few weeks and months, I've gone through some events and experience, both good and not-so-good.

One thing for sure that stays constant in my universe is friendships, specifically the genuine friendships. Being the only kid, I've been brought up with friends around me and some of these friends are like my brothers and sisters who are closer to me than some blood relations, no disrespect to them. These friends have extended their supports in various forms and offerred blunt but honest advices/opinions during times when I require them.

During my competitive swimming days, we had our ups & downs. Although these brothers- and sisters-in-arms can be a pain in the neck for being rascals, we genuinely supported one another through thick & thin, joy & frustrations, achievements & disappointments. Til this very day, some of these swimming friends are still the closest, truest and warmest friends. We might have grown up and living apart but that bondage that binds us will never break. You can take the swimmer away from us but you can never take away the swimmer in us.

Of course, there are some classmates, schoolmates, coursemates and colleagues that made great impacts then and now. These are genuine friends who I grew up or shared my days with and that they have no ill intentions whatsoever. We could be frank yet there would be no negative consequences to the friendships.

Unlike those childhood and true friends, there are such "friends", especially from the corportate world that are backstabbers and fakes who try to take advantage of the good souls without showing even the slightest true appreciation for our contributions and supports. I question the fact why such "people" not only exist but survive longer than some of those good souls who were taken away from me.

What I've been through over the last few months have made me realised that I should appreciate more of such great and true friends. I abhor the feeling of being taken for granted of my friendship but somehow I always fall into that deep end, offerring my warmest and truest!

Friendships are the heart and soul in my universe. I live and breathe them. They are the one very thing that I cherish, love, respect and fight for. I will always extend my truest frienship to touch their hearts. I would not be me if these qualities were to be taken from me. To take away that foundation that I long for, or the threat of doing so, is to ~~take away~~ suck out my soul and would certainly sadden me. Call this simplicity.

To all my genuine friends, my brothers and sisters, my heartfelt appreciation and love for your kinships. You know who you are. This is for you.