originality.

Have you ever had someone in your life whose friendship made you think, "This must be how God intended it to be"? Well, if you've never experienced that, then I suggest you start exploring God's wonderful creation--get to know more people. Really get to know them. They're beautiful. Anyways, I have a friend like that. So often we get sucked into the idea that a best friend is someone who will always be fully engaged in every aspect in your life. They'll always know what's frustrating you, who's on your bad side, and what you're struggling with. That person will always have time to talk to you about you. Sure, a best friend should have time for you and they should be interested and knowledgeable about your life, but is that really all they're good for?I would say no. I think a best friend is someone with whom you can talk about life. And now you're probably thinking, "Isn't that what you JUST said?" No, it's not. I said life. Not your life. Life. Life is more than you. It's more than me. It's more than them. If all you ever talk about with your best friend is your issues and their problems, then I suggest you take some time to reevaluate where your focus is. Life is so much more than the things you're facing right now. We get so consumed with our tiny lives that we forget the big picture. There is a God who created the sun, and instead of complaining about how it turns our skin red, we should be praising Him for letting us see the vast ocean that we're sitting next to. There is a God who created the rain, and instead of moping around because it makes us "depressed", we should be praising Him for causing grass to grow so we're not staring at cracked dirt for our entire lives. My point is simply this: we've lost perspective. We have this crazy notion in our heads that people should be willing to tend to our every need, and that those people are called best friends. We've got it all wrong. I believe that while our best friends should care about us, they should help us keep the right perspective. We should be in awe of the miracle of this life, and we should surround ourselves with others who are in awe. So, next time you hang out with your best friends, take a break from talking about yourselves. Try sitting by a river, looking at stars, or just sitting in a car. Think about something other than your own lives. You just might be surprised with what pops into your head.