When I close my eyes and think about friendships that I truly treasure, and that I would sacrifice anything to preserve, one particular person comes to mind before anyone else. Admittedly, it took a fair amount of persistence on my part to get this individual to open up to me, let alone actually have a meaningful conversation. [I'm pretty sure they thought I was some creep who just actively stalked them on Facebook and Google Talk...which may be true, but that's a minor detail at this point.]
I never would have dreamed that we'd be talking daily, that they would constantly inspire me, and that they would trust me with their life. Likewise, I never thought there would be someone in my life who means as much as they do - honestly, when I have news to share, they are the first non-family member to find out without fail. Generally, they find out about major life developments before most of my family!
I'm not sure if they read my blog. Honestly, that doesn't matter. None of the little things in life matter until you have someone who can show you that anything and everything you do is precious to someone. Sometimes I feel as though I am overwhelming to folks, and my friendship with this individual has enabled me to become a better, more attentive listener who isn't focused on what comes next in the conversation, but rather, how everything ties together and how I can be there to listen, care, and love without a second thought.
Despite some of our more extreme differences, our friendship has grown stronger through every challenge or every bit of controversy that enters each of our lives. Conversations are never forced, and in accordance to our joint pet peeve, we always ensure that we do our best to say goodbye or good night in some way, shape, or form - rather than allowing the conversation to hang awkwardly with no real end.
I may not know their other closest friends, and they may not know mine, but all of our friends are aware of the powerful bond that we share as friends, and know that we cherish each other for everything we are and quite a few of the things that we are not. Someday, we shall get to know one another's friends, but as with all things in life, time and distance are unfortunate constraints.
To close - mostly so the person referenced throughout this blog post will know it is them without a doubt [I'm going to operate under the presumption they read my blog] - Puma Puma Pumaaaaaaaa. Muah! :D
