I will occasionally

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I will occasionally

I will occasionally drop by to post opinions, thoughts, and other things that randomly run through my mind and that I would like to share with you all.

 

I want to talk about friendship. Many people consider people they know as "friends", but does that really qualify them to be called by that name? In my opinion, friends should be people that actually care about you. People who include you in their conversations. People whom you meet often, and even if you don't meet them often, you just have this feeling, in your heart, that they are out there somewhere, and that they would always stay with you in your hardest of times. People you mentally rant to in your head. These kind of people are known as friends.I just wanted to share this with you guys, because I think we are all at an age where we begin to think seriously of life, and friends play a big role. I know many of us are depressed because of feeling left out and lonely. Don't be. I think this community fits the definition I provided above, and I want every, sad, lonely, lost soul out there to know that we think of you and care about you. <3

a bucket drawn from,

Well of Thoughts

submitted by Well of Thoughts, age eternal, drawing buckets of wisdom
(October 3, 2016 - 8:51 pm)

back to the Down to Earth

Thank you, Well of Thoughts. That was beautiful.

submitted by OtR
(October 4, 2016 - 6:40 am)

Thank you. =)

submitted by Well Of Thoughts, age eternal, drawing buckets of wisdom
(October 4, 2016 - 10:54 am)

Well then. By your definition, l don't actually have any friends outside of my family. 

Eh, whatever.  l don't mind. 

submitted by Shadow Dragon, age Infinity, Lonely Places
(October 4, 2016 - 3:26 pm)

I think that it is more accurate to say that there are different degrees of friendship? But I get where you're coming from, and this was a very thoughtful post. :) I would just add that it is also possible to be very genuinely concerned about the welfare of strangers, whether online or offline, simply because we can sympathize/empathize with their situation. No? And who knows perhaps by doing so we plant the seed of friendship?

~River

submitted by rvr, age forever, flowing yonder
(October 5, 2016 - 12:44 am)

Huh, did I not say that? I entirely agree with you. It seems people have misunderstood me, I meant to say that even if you don't meet your friends, the way we CBers have never met each other, we know in our hearts that all of us are true friends. We all would do anything to help a CBer out. Sometimes your online friends are even more helpful than your offline ones. I wanted everyone to know that if you don't feel like the friends in your life are true friends, we are here for you. Don't consider yourselves loners, because we count as friends too. And that was the main point of my message. I am sorry if it was not clear.

a bucket drawn from,

Well of Thoughts

submitted by Well of Thoughts, age eternal, drawing buckets of wisdom
(October 5, 2016 - 10:53 am)

Gotcha. :)

submitted by rvr, age forever, flowing yonder
(October 5, 2016 - 4:09 pm)

Thank you, Well of Thoughts.

Is that water safe to drink? I'm REALLY thirsty. 

submitted by Icy, age 12!!!, The Forest
(October 5, 2016 - 9:29 am)

Well, that's good, because what you said just perfectly lines up with my friends who I acknowledge as friends. And I think you are correct. We should have an instinct which tells us when to call someone a friend, and when not to.

For example, I have a couple "friends" who I don't call my friends in conversation, mostly because we aren't that close. I hang out with them from time to time, but they are so much younger than me that I don't confide in them.

And I do actually talk to my friends in my head. Even the twins, who moved to VA. And I'm crushing on one. Did none of you pick up on that? We were friends ... and then ... the relationship just kept growing in a way that ... we would have scorned just a year ago. 

Isn't it funny how it just happens? 

submitted by Cho Chang
(October 5, 2016 - 9:39 am)

WHERE IN VA???? I live in Richmond! Come to Richmond, Cho!

submitted by Cockleburr
(October 6, 2016 - 10:03 am)

I just had to post... but I'm at my grandparents house in Purcellville VA, Cockleburr!!!

submitted by Daisy
(October 6, 2016 - 3:54 pm)

I think Norfolk, although I'm not sure. :) 

You'd probably like them. (But don't you dare start crushing on ... Never mind.) 

submitted by Cho Chang
(October 7, 2016 - 1:31 pm)

Yeah... I have a crush on a boy(which all my friends know and I'm pretty sure he's guessed since I'm bad at hiding this stuf) who has a crush on me(which everyone in the class know but for some odd reason they were hiding it from me XD) but we're also friends so... Awkward.

submitted by Shadowcat(for a day)
(October 7, 2016 - 6:13 pm)

I don't think it's awkward at all! It's completly natural! My own parents relationship went (somewhat) like that!

submitted by Cho Chang
(October 9, 2016 - 8:24 am)

Well of Thoughts, I love this. It really speaks to me. Thank you. You are a deep well, my friend. Deep thoughts.

submitted by Cockleburr
(October 5, 2016 - 11:37 am)