My Father Always Utters

"It's influence," he always says, "you can have more from it than money can." At first, I didn't understand what he meant. And so, I was continuously searching. Sadly, no answer was seen...

Well, I guess i was to blind, to innocent to not see that "influence" is all around me. It's in politics where officials get trust from people even if they don't know each other personally. It's in entertainment where different stories makes other people believe or change their mind. It's in competetion, technology, culture, it's everywhere.

Well, i did not made mention of one great influence is how people change. When a person, as it grows, environment influences it to change. And some people don't understand this change of some. So why do we change? Because it's important. Change help us adapt in the living of others or even living in our own lives.

Change unstoppable and hard to return to how it used to be. That's why a person should know up to where is the line to be influence and also what exactly is it. Ask yourself first if the influence you're getting will make you a better person or worse.

Now, we both understand...

What a Friend Means

Perhaps for a typical person, dwelling will never be the same as living if there won't be any friends beside. I agree since I have my own experiences with my very own friends. I realized more and more things as I get more mature. But then, there comes the time when we asks ourselves "What is a friend?"

Friend, like other words, changes its meaning through time. Also, different people define it differently. It's only made up of six letters but its meaning is broader than what we can imagine. Others may define it as companion, while some define it as family. For me, "friend" is a person who can be trusted, who is there when others are in need and understands limitations and comfort even if words are not present.

Well, actually, the reason why I thought of writing this is because exactly right now, I am facing a test of friendship. Problems like what I have is one way of seeing the how strong bonds between friends exist. And I am here present to accept it to prove that the friends that I've known are no lies. I guess it's natural. And after everything, I know in the end, i cam tell myself "I know what a REAL friend means?"