Friendship

I dont think Jane Austen could have said it any better..." Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disspointed love" in her novel Emma. Its quite a profound statement actually. It relates completely to the essence of friendship. For at this age,...what do we talk about? -boys- What do we vex over? -boys- What do we get excited about? -boys- Yes. there are many other things that take up our time. But at the end of the day...Boys will remain the fave topic. They hurt us and kill us, they burry us with idiodicy and plain ignorance; they ruin relationships, and yea its generally their fault...But have we ever considered that maybe, just maybe we are the problem? Maybe we are to blame?Only in Getting past pride and conceit can this be considered...but this is a different topic for a different time.

Our friends encourage us and get excited for us. They get mad and angry with us and roll his house and poop in his yard. They offer advice to the best of their ability, wether it be rediculous or wonderful. They are always there when we need them. Unless you like her ex, then your just asking for trouble...But THAT is also a differnt topic for a different time.

Having girlfriends is Gods way of making highschool relationships humorous. I dont think it will matter tho wether or not we are in highschool....God gives us girlfriends to be the balm for dissapointment. What comes to your mind when you hear the word Balm? I immediatley think of Burts Bees. You know the cooling sensation and the minty tingling and the slight burn that happens when you apply the sweet smelling chapstick to ones dry (but not too dry) lips? Yea. Thats what friendship is like. Its sweet and minty. It makes you tingle a little bit. Yea sometimes it burns. But it always softens and heals the dryness and pain of chapped lips, and past the pains and tingly sensations of the application, it always soothes.

Friendship is burts bees. Friendship is the balm...not just to dissapointed love...but to LIFE

- mel