My world: The Cherryblossom Garden

       I suddenly realized that I have been faced with the prospect of leaving a friendship that becomes difficult because of conflicting ideas and interest. Should one go or stay? People are so different from one another that it is a wonder that relationships can form at all. This is what makes friendship such a beautiful thing. But it is also the reason it is so fragile, making a lifelong friends so rare as to seem almost surreal. That, and the fact that people change so much through the course of their lives is another reason why friendships are put to the test so much. Our friends discover new interests that are different from ours, and soon, we have trouble relating to each other. What usually happens is that they will encourage us to take up their new interest too, keeping the friendship going. But what happens when the things they want you to pick up go against all your principles? Do your compromise your morals to keep a friend??

I read somewhere once that how we see others is often determined by how much we share their values. Typically, we get along with people that share certain interests. But individuals that share our values are the ones that become our closest companions. Friends and acquaintances are not the same. Friends are firmer, more important relationships that u need to nurture and build. The latter u can afford to lose. If you find yourself sharing similar interests, but constantly at odds over values, u may need to reclassify those friends as acquaintances.