I only keep in contact with one person from high school, but she has turned out to be my oldest and dearest friend. And we graduated back in '82. None of my college friends and I have kept in contact, but those were my craziest years, so I don't blame anyone for not wanting to know me. I do have another friend from my early working days, We have kept in close contact, too. But that's it. I have people I see every week as I go through my life, but no one that I could call a good friend. I guess my point is that good friends, the ones who know what goes on inside your head, are few and far between. Relish them. The rest will come and go as you work through different jobs or different stages of your life, enjoy them. Maybe you will find a soul mate along the way, maybe they will disappear out of your life as most people do. But you'll pick up a small circle of good friends and one or two dear friends as you age, and that's all you really need.
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That which does not kill me makes me stronger.
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