Wondering Minds

I have goals.
I have expectations.
I have wishes.
I have dreams.
In reality, I have more than a lot of people throughout the world do. I have friends that care about me, family that loves me for me no matter what, and I have myself.
I was at work tonight talking to a fellow cashier and she said something that is completely true. This lady has recently gone through a divorce and has two teenagers. She is having a hard time, but she is one of the greatest people I have ever met. She is considerate and kind. Well, this woman told me tonight that she has recently realized that she doesn't need her ex-husband because she already has everything in the world and friends was one of them.
In my opinion, friends are every thing, any thing, and any one. Friends can be the person sitting next to you in class or people hat you have known for 15 years or your sister or mom. It doesn't matter, friends are people that care for you and love you and accept you. I think that without friends in our lives, we would not succeed, or find love, or be truly happy. There is an episode of Sex and The City where the girls are at their regular restaurant and Charlotte says: "Don't laugh at me, but maybe we can be each others soul-mates?" And it's true. I know that I am only 17, but I have friends that I know will be there for me until the day I die, and even after that. I have people in my life that care about me and accept me for me. I think what I'm trying to say is that life doesn't mean anything if you don't have friends to share it with. If you can't sit back and talk about when Bobby Joe shaved his eyebrow, then what's the point? Friends are also there to help keep you standing up. If you can't lean on somebody (figuratively and literally) then what are they there for? Friends are the shoulders that you cry on, the ears that you talk to, and the mouths that you listen to. They are the people that back you up in anything. They are your true soul mates..

-Leanna