“RELATIONSHIPS”
Relationships are a funny thing coming and going as we in turn move on in each step in life that we take. Some last a lifetime others a fleeting moment. The truth is we all have relationships of which some will stand the test of time and others will not. Already at the tender age of 18 I have left some people behind like many my age as is to be expected on this journey through life where we progress through the stages of education. Through these small stages already differences become distinguished between those who remain friends and those who have left the surroundings of education. Many who were once friends are now no longer as young adults brake free from the school arena to embark upon the dawn of a new age. People disappear from previous social groups leaving behind those that they once held as close friends. The adaptation to these new friends allows us to reflect upon what really matters in life. Those who really matter, the true friends will forever remain in touch and those people can be recognised even at the age of just 18.
It is true that new Relationships can be made and hence University comes with the prospect of thousands of new people. This exciting point in life is the stage where the strongest friendships will be forged and people will truly discover who they are. The chance to make new friends is an uplifting prospect where many seek enlightenment to the true individual nature of there unique character. At this time in our lives each person can be characterised by the social mix in which people enter with the prospect of being able to become the person you want whoever that may be. Relationships and interaction with others is the mechanism which allows us to develop our new persona and the importance of friendship becomes clear as the friends made can last a lifetime.
Those closest to us are the people that we truly depend on and over time become a part of us in spirit as we live not for ourselves but for others. As we grow both mentally and physically the nature of our relationships changes from more meaningless partners and friendships to relationships of consequence. Partners become lovers and then husbands or wives and the meaning of life is revealed as being the need to please the people we love. As relationships evolve our species reproduces and the purpose of our lives changes as we feel the need to give birth to a new race to follow in our footsteps.
William Bradshaw
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