friends.....

friends have always been an integral part of my life. life without them would have been impossible for me. on the hindsight is it true ? school friends, undergrad buddies and grad companions. i categorize them. i dont know whether it is good or bad, but from an engineer's point of view we always look for a solution which has the easiest approach. can i always carry the engineer's point of view ? does looking at things and analysing them to the core always works ?

you dont analysize friends. but do you categorize them like me ? school friends are those with whom you grew up. some of them know you inside out. others are just people whom you met almost everyday for about 12 years or so. i always thought, "school friends cannot change, you can always bank upon them". true but not always. undergrad buddies. they are the ones with whom you had your first drink. you shared your fraternity initiation with them. had night outs, went on random drives, cheered for them. in the 3-4 years that you spend with these buddies you develop a kind of closeness that is new to you. grad companions. have just met them.

friends are alway there for you, if you have been there for them or you appear to be one who will be there for them. many will argue that this is not the case as true friendship is never like that. true but how much truth is there ? i think i am being too critical of my friends. i should not be. why ? because i have friends who have always been there for me ? there is one though.

what about Iris. i think she has friends. may be a boy friend too. but why is she there? she could have been in a better place. why did not her friends stop her ? the very place that i found her made me think about friends. i am lucky but i guess she is not.