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One of the most frightening things in the world is losing a friend; especially when it ends on a bad note to the point of breaking your heart. Perhaps this is why some people never get very close. They stay so far apart there’s never a chance for them to heal.

But still, we all want love. We strive for the in-between point in which friendships are in no danger of falling to pieces. The point where truth is no longer more important than the saving of hurt feelings and lost loves. However, truth is what true friendships thrive on most. Truth is the one thing we all want to hear yet few accept.
Truth is an important aspect which lives in the best and closest of friendships. If the truth cannot be told without losing the friendship or the love, then there was never a friendship, never a love to lose. Yet we somehow forget this for the sake of keeping one more person closer to us. I've been guilty of this and trust me, the price too high.
If the truth will be told; most would rather have a group of acquaintances they call friends rather than have very few true friends close to them. Truth should never be taken lightly, yet it’s almost never taken seriously. Truth in "friendship" is not always a simple, black and white issue. Each person has their truth from their perspective which passes through their filter created by their upbringing and prior experiences. Then there are those that see someone else's truth as kindling for drama,
Having said that, I still feel that those pure of heart and clean of soul need never lack for true friends.

Yet, there are so few true friends left.


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