Variety of Friends
...eek at our job at Wal-mart. Mark is a very caring person, he asks me every day how I am doing, how is my wife, or just simply saying hi making me feel welcome. On the other hand we do not go out after work and hang out or go to the local bar. Once work is over we say good bye and go our separate ways until the next time we work together. There have been times that I have seen Mark at the local grocery store shopping with his mom and I have said hi to him and carried on a brief conversation with him for a few minutes. For the second friend that may be considered is the traditional friend. These are the people that you may talk to, but it’s not a necessity. They are people you hang out with to expand the surroundings. They are there to listen, but they are not as trusted as a best friend. Usually these are people that are not important to your survival. These types of friends come and go through out life. They are different faces and names, but they all serve the same purpose, to be there when convenient. A typical friend like this is someone that went to the same high school, or even someone who may have been involved in the same activities. These were the most common of friends for me that I had through out life. I moved so much that it was hard to make those types of friendships like a best friend or a life long friend. I played sports my whole life so I make these traditional friends just from playing sports with them. It would be a basic conversation about the sport that I was involved with at the time, so if it was football season I would talk to teammates about football and if it was baseball we talked about baseball. It was easy to make these types of friends, but it is always nice to talk to a friend that cared about you like a brother. The third category of friends is, Lifelong friends. They may have grown up next-door, but they are friends that are most cherished and respected. These types of people will be there though thick and thin. They are there without prejudice. They are valued as a friend, and cherished as family. A lifelong friend is someone with whom you can be sincere, yet honest with. Life long friend’s care about the individual inside, the values and morals that are yet forgotten in today’s society. It’s important that this person is upheld and respected in the manner in which is expected in return. It is the person with whom you feel comfortable to be around. Impatience is never an issue; concern for the individual is always the concern. I have had a life long friend that I met while I was in second grade - his name is Jason - we still talk today even though I have moved six times over the years of our friendship and he has managed to stay in the same place. We call each other two or three times a week just to see how everything is going in each others lives. He recently told me that he is getting married in a couple of months and that will give us something else in common that we can talk about. We always try to spend a holiday together or plan a vacation together at least once every year. That is the foundation of Life long friends. Tears are shed upon the bond developed between two individuals of life long status. The next and fourth category of friends, and quite possibly the most important to the development of one’s identity, is the best friend. The best friend is the most trusted friend there is. They may change throughout life, but at the time, they may be one of the most important aspects of life. The person, who fulfills this role, will share many common bonds. Secrets are kept; smiles are a natural part of the relationship. This is the person that spare time is spent with, for sharing of common bonds, or just moral support. Best friends expect a lot of each other, but in return they can be best moral support you can get. Best friends can be supportive, but most of all, they tell it the way it is, or should be. These people are usually the friend that shares all of the common ground. They have proven themselves. They may have been a high school friend that dres...