Renew a Friendship

I am not quite sure how I feel about this act of kindness. Renewing a friendship to me means that I've lost a friendship that would be of value to renew. I would say that there are people in my life that I'm not as close to as I would like to be, but I wouldn't say that I wish any of my 'past' friends were still in my life. I have a strong belief that everything happens for a reason. Mistakes are made to learn from them. Good and bad things are just a part of life. Some people are brought into your life to be a forever part of it. Others are meant to only be temporary. I realize that this may seem cold or rude, but in essence, it's true. 

I was speaking to one of my best friends the other day about friendships. She had recently gone through a bout of depression and part of it was centered around those friendships. I suppose we could call them relationships, too. Anyway, she had been talking to someone to kick the depression and that person told her that not all people that were once friends may stay at that level in your life. Like I previously stated, some are meant to be there always. Some are meant to be there when you just want someone to hang out with. They may not be your first option, nor you theirs, but you would still call each other friends. Lastly, there are people that are more so on an acquaintance level. You were brought into each other's lives to learn something from each other, but you never really got close. You can take this all however you'd like. For my friend, it helped her overcome the depressing point she was at. 

All my point is, is that just because you don't call or text someone every day, doesn't mean you don't value that person in your life. Now, if I felt a void in my life, I would try to figure out that if it were do to a lost relationship. I believe, though, that I have a quite fulfilling life. I have what I need: family, friends, health (even if slightly hampered), shelter, food, water, etc. I really hope that this blog is taken with a grain of salt, because I realize that it can seem marginally unkind. If you are reading it, though, you definitely have value in my life and I am quite thankful that you are there. 

*I have renewed a friendship within the past six months that was lost due to outside forces. I did feel a void in that aspect and now that the friendship is renewed, I no longer have a void.