Let's keep in touch....

Well, after having laughed, I felt bad about laughing.

Reading back, the previous article about "friendship" seemed awfully cynical and kind of extreme.

Which is telling about my character actually; I'm an all-or-nothing person.

So, you're either my friend or you're not. I either like you or I don't.

Which can be a bad thing sometimes.

Because the world we live in exists in not a single shade but various shades of black and white and grey (and whatever other colours you may prefer).

Which means friends come in various shades as well. And it's naive of me to think that I can blatantly ignore someone I don't like, because I've realised I have to learn this thing called political correctness.

Damn politics and its accompanying correctness!

I guess it IS a little petty of me to be so snobbish and uptight about who to incept into my little wee world of little people. So I've decided to expand my perimeters of friendship a little, to include all and sundry.

Anybody. Everybody. Anything. Everything. Come into my open arms. Be my friend.

I'll be your friend if you want and need me to. Never mind if you irritate the hell out of me. A new year is coming after all. I should let go of past dislikes, unfair remarks and forgive and forget other people's stupidity.

So I guess I have to learn to unbend a little in terms of expectations. I can't expect people to behave with the severest of strictures. Friends may not always be about desiring what is best of you, and treating you with esteem, respect and affection.

Friends may neglect you, and dump you after they're done with your usefulness. Friends may tell you sweet little lies which they don't mean at all. Friends take you for a fool and for a ride.

I guess Wikipedia was wrong in its definition after all. Friends are actually a dime a dozen.

The important people in my life are actually known as "Sarkers"!

Hey Sarkers, I love you guys!