One Thing

The question was posed the other night:
"What's one earthly thing you couldn't live without?"

The answer that everyone came to agree upon was human interaction. I agreed. The more I think about it, though, I would take it a step further. I would say friendship. Shallow human interaction is fine, and I might think that that is what keeps me sane, but if all I had was shallow interaction, I would still be at a loss for sanity.

I need depth. I need meaning. I need friendships, not acquaintances.

Having acquaintances is not a bad thing, mind you. I just wouldn't include them in my "one thing" description.

It's interesting (and I've written about this before) how friendship happens, how it sustains itself (or in some cases, doesn't). I don't know where I'm going with this one exactly. I suppose it's enough to say this...

I went to begin writing this entry tonight and could not think of a topic. I tend to write about things that are on my mind or things that are bothering me, but I had none worth writing about. Someone asked me if anything particularly good has happened this week, thinking that could make a good entry. Well, something very good indeed has happened this past week -- I've had friends.

We haven't done anything very out of the ordinary. We haven't had crazy-interesting adventures. I haven't really made new friends. I haven't had an incredibly moving bonding moment with my friends. I've just been with them. And they've been there for me. And it's been great.

Probably my favorite moment of the weekend was one that I'm sure wouldn't make a good story. I won't even be able to capture the exact atmosphere in writing, but I'll give it a go.

A group of us were in our friends' room just being together. It was cold outside, and the slightly opened window let in a light breeze of coolness, but the room itself stayed warm and comfortable. Some were writing. Some were playing guitar. Some were drawing. Some were playing video games. We were all listening to the same music. We would occasionally comment on whatever crossed our minds. We were often silent.

That's it. Simple, I know. Wonderful simplicity.

I'm quite fortunate to have my friends. To those friends reading this, know that I appreciate you. Know that I enjoy your company, whether or not we're actually talking or interacting. I would honestly go insane without you.