Dream: Friends

Today was long, awkward, and lively. I woke up early for biology lab, excitedly anticipating all the new folks I would meet and eager to start a fresh class with a new set of lab partners interesting in the wonders of life. However I arrived only to sit next to someone from high school who I was immensely awkward around and my lab group was depressingly beneath my expectations. I was not thrilled as anyone can tell, but that's life. I clearly just need to pull myself outside my comfort zone and meet new people I've never seen more often so that I run into those new people rather than the typical people from the life of high school. Japanese was a snooze, but lunch was rather enjoyable with a small social babble. In my assigned seat in biology lecture I met someone new, and then I endured through my set of chemistry problems with some new and old friends. Finally class was complete and I walked back to my dorm, exhausted but glad to have done so much in a day without any pain. I then deviated from my schedule by playing badminton with my friends for an hour and indulging in a refreshing smoothie, quite the energizing afternoon. I then actually finished my homework before hanging out with a friend, and now I am here finishing a blog post before 11pm! I am quite proud of myself.

My dream today is of friends. I dream of making new friends and keeping the old ones who make life spectacular. I dream of friends who are reliable, yet surprising. I dream of friends who continue to make life exciting and worthwhile just in their presence. I dream of friends who encourage me to go outside my comfort zone and pull me to places I would never have dreamed of experiencing. I dream of friends who are human and real. I dream of friends who listen and talk, have opinions and open minds. I dream of friends who come from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. I dream of friends who inspire me every day. I dream of having many meaningful friendships that go beyond the material exchange of gifts or the superficial wave in the hallway. I dream of friends who I can fall into the arms of, who will pick me up when I fall, who are willing to show their faults to me, and who are individuals in their own right. All the same I dream of friends who shake my judgments and force me to reconsider my own views of friendship, while still accepting my struggles to accept and adapt to these possibly new and difficult journeys. Friendship is a magical, wonderful thing. I am glad to say that I quite possibly have some of the best friends in the world and while they may have their shortcomings and I still hope to diversify my group of friends, I cherish the friends I have because they have been here for me in the toughest of times and truly accept me for who I am. I love my friends with all me heart and I cannot imagine my world without them. For once this is a dream that is already a reality in many ways, and I can sleep peacefully knowing that I have these wonderful friends.

"Time Lapse Lifeline" - Maria Taylor