Of Friendship: Letting Go Of Some and Keeping Some For Life

Friendship - when started and nurtured in good faith remains for a long time and even for life.  Similar to anybody's life - friendship is tested and a few struggle can end up losing one and ending the relationship. 

I value friendship even if it’s still young – I guess this is one quality inherent in me that even if a person is just a fresh entry in my life's circle, I always treat them as if they’ve been in my life from the very beginning. This quality of mine also borders into danger because some may take advantage of the goodness.

But hey – even then what’s important is that you’ve been a nice person while you’re in the friendship.
 

Unfortunately, there were some in my bloggers’ circle of friends that I need to let go – for individual differences plus I no longer see respect growing when I stay in it. 

But what’s fortunate is that I have gained sensible and true friends in the blogging world that none in my wildest fancy could have progressed. The very good thing about it is that I was able to filter who’s going to stay and let go of those whose life principles isn’t parallel with mine. Let's say differences played the big factor. 

The grand culmination of the Kerygma Conference 2013 at SMX Convention Center

But even if I have let go of quite a few of them, I still wish the best for them. It’s just that in a basket full of fruits, I just need to take out those which can spoil the morals I’m strictly keeping and those that can potentially shake my core values. Before that would happen – I need to preserve my moral dignity and disintegrate from the relationship silently and gracefully. 

With the ever bubbly YFC Micah Melecio

Speaking of good friendship I maintained in the blogging world – here’s one of the many that echoes a positive impact and vibe to me. Likewise – saying the same for me.

A good friend in and out of blogging - Pao

Last year during my vacation, I really was uptight in meeting blogger-friends because of an uncooperative schedule. But this person really took time and travel from a far place just to see me and reconnect after a year of not seeing each other because I'm thousand miles away to even get a chance to share a coffee or watch a good movie with him. 

Attending Kerygma Conference won't be as exciting if this young girl is not around

As a matter of fact, I didn't even hope that our meeting would push through since he's really busy with/at work - the fact that he's a newbie in his field and that his work occupied most of his time that taking a good rest is more important than going anywhere or meeting up with me. I had conditioned my mind that the probability of catching up even for few hours won't happen as I hinted it's really out of his schedule. Plus the conflicting free time we each had that time. 

Happy to see each other!

But when God answers, He answers a prayer or wish in awesome fashion. Converging and conspiring all the elements in the universe just to make this once in a year moment with a good friend Pao. Though our meet up was really short, but to realize that it's happening in the middle of a conference where practically everyone's in high spirit, nothing can beat the sheer fun and togetherness in the moment. 

In a span of more or less 2 hours, though Pao hated to leave that early, he was so thankful that he was able to attend a great talk before going back to Calamba. And he's forever thankful of the opportunity. 

We both agreed that the meeting was so brief yet we're looking forward for another chance this year. Definitely, this coming August it will be a blast for us and the rest of our blogger friends. The celebration of great friendship and camaraderie will continue this year. I'm looking forward until the day comes into fruition.

Pao, thank you for the chance - short but worthwhile.