Just thought I could write a blog about some experiences I've had with people who I consider my good friends and others who I thought were my friends but they aren't. Growing up, I had some friends who I had known since I was in preschool and we were pretty close like brothers and sisters. We would fight, laugh, and cry together. Over the years, I started to see their true colors and we all ended up going different ways in our lives, never being the best friends we were in elementary school again. It was sad but at the same time, I'm glad that I learned the hard way to see who my true friends were because I've been lied to, backstabbed, and made fun of. There's one friend who I considered one of my greatest best friend in the world and we were like sisters. I would tell her everything and trusted her. We were doing good til we got to middle school and it all changed. She started to change and tried hard to be popular and fit in. I was one of those school geeks who studied all the time and did athletics to keep myself busy. I was made fun of by her and she turned my friends against me. She lied a lot and betrayed me. It hurt a lot, I mean A LOT. We were friends on and off for a long time and by the time we were in high school, it got a lot worst. She would be my friend one day and the next day, she would shun me for no reason. She would tell me that I was ugly and would never get a boyfriend so I needed to change so I could attract boys. My gosh, it stung me....my own best friend telling me I was ugly. When I look back, I think, "what was I thinking? She wasn't a true friend!" After a few years, we reconciled but the old wounds were still there emotionally and mentally inside me. She never really apologized for how she treated me and all those things she said to hurt my feelings. She acts as if nothing happened and that I was the one who hurt her which I didn't understand why she would think that when she was the one who did the damage. Well it's the past and I learned to let go but sometimes it comes back to me whenever she talks about me not being a good friend. I had been there for her as a friend and it felt like she bit me in the butt and took me for granted. Whatever. The other day, she came over to visit me and we were talking about my wedding and where I was thinking about having it at. She asked me if I was having it at my church and I said no. She was like, "Good. I don't like the church and if your wedding was there, I won't show up." When she said that, it was like a knife going through my heart and my perception of her as a friend changed. Her status from best friend downgraded to a.....stranger. That's the best word I can describe her because that's not the friend I once knew and trusted. I don't hate her....I still care about her as a friend but I can't take any more of how she treats me and says things that hurt me. A true friend would never say that she won't show up for your wedding just because she hated your church. I've been asking myself if she is this worthy to keep as a friend? Honestly, I don't know anymore. I also wonder what would God say about this situation? I learned in church today that love is patient and kind and that if people judge or say anything to hurt you, you got to be patient, accept it, and forgive them. I forgive her but still ask myself if she is really worthy to keep as a friend for life? I don't know the answer to the question. If anyone reads this blog, you can put comments on here or give me advices on what to do in this kind of situation. I'm happy to listen and take any kind of advice. It's not easy finding out who your friends really are. :(
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