The Air We Breathe

They say that finding a true friend is like looking for a needle in the middle of the sea--too tough and complicated. It's really hard, because we're not supposed to look for a true friend. The best way to have true friends in our grasps is to be true friends ourselves. But how do we become as such then? What exactly is a friend?

The use of the word friend has been too common and popular that someone you met yesterday and got a 'Hi' or 'Hello' from today or someone you regularly talk to is already a friend. People have given it a shallow meaning that the word true has to be placed on the left of the word 'friend' to clarify meaning and give emphasis.

With all the things that can be compared to a real friend, the air fits best. It doesn't take visibility for us to know that it's there. We feel it's presence anywhere because it never truly leaves our sides. It's there for us from sunrise to sunset, rain or shine. At times, it stays quiet, but during the hardest trials, it is always ready to blow a cool breeze that refreshes our minds, kisses our face and our hearts--drying the tears of sadness and healing the scars of hardships. When our friendship is tested and doomed, whatever impediment it is that separates us, it always finds its way back to us.

A friend--a true one--is truly precious and rare that we can spend a lifetime unceasingly thanking them. A friend is the air we breathe and without it, we just can't live.