hmmm…..
Having a friend used to mean something completely different. A friend was someone who was close. They might just be close in location; or they are close because of emotional investment. Perhaps they are close because they were family first. My two sisters were both family members way before they became my close friends. A best friend was someone you had known for years, had confided in on numerous occasions and shared good and bad times together.
Today a “friend” is someone who knows someone, who knows someone who knows you on facebook. “Friend” has a completely new meaning and that comes with new uses of the word. For example, “will you ‘friend’ me?” means can I add you to the limitless list of people on my facebook friend list. “I un-friended him today” means you broke up with your boyfriend and no longer want him to know what is going on in your life.
The new definition of friend is not all bad. I have reconnected with two of my best friends from childhood whom I would probably never know about except through facebook. I can keep up with my nieces and nephews and what is going on in their lives. And of course, it’s great to learn how my daughter’s new business is doing by the photos she distributes throughout the social network.
Whether it’s by facebook, email, telephone or even regular postal mail, I recommend you attempt to contact friends you left behind from childhood, high school and college. You can learn a lot about them, and more importantly, you can learn a lot about yourself.
hmmm…..
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