I Have A Random Thought
What is a friend? I have been asking myself this question for
two days now, after experiencing a horrific car accident. Words are meaningless, if the action does not follow.
"We are great friends"...."you are important to me"..."anything you need, I will be there for you". This friendship was tested when I told him, I had a car accident. Silence on the other end of the phone.."are you there", I said.
The voice on the other end replies that he is sorry and tells me to keep him posted.
A good friend to me, so he says...not a text to inquire how I am doing, or if he could help me.
I saw this so called friend today...did not come forward to ask how I was feeling. Didn't approach me for a good five minutes to even say hello. I was dumbfounded at his lack of empathy. All he could muster was a feeble reply of how he couldn't believe this happened to me. I replied that I could have been killed, according to the police. His retort, "This again". Was I invisible to him, how could this good friend not offer any sort of solace.
Spending the evening at a Paul McCartney concert with two drunken fools was more important, than to offer comfort to his "good friend". When tragedy strikes you certainly know where you are in a friend's priority list. I guess I didn't even make it to the list. This tested my friendship with him, and now I don't even feel he is acquaintance material.
I received more caring and concern from strangers. Life is short, share it with those who truly love you and have your best interests at heart. What a hard lesson to learn, and what a time to learn it.
two days now, after experiencing a horrific car accident. Words are meaningless, if the action does not follow.
"We are great friends"...."you are important to me"..."anything you need, I will be there for you". This friendship was tested when I told him, I had a car accident. Silence on the other end of the phone.."are you there", I said.
The voice on the other end replies that he is sorry and tells me to keep him posted.
A good friend to me, so he says...not a text to inquire how I am doing, or if he could help me.
I saw this so called friend today...did not come forward to ask how I was feeling. Didn't approach me for a good five minutes to even say hello. I was dumbfounded at his lack of empathy. All he could muster was a feeble reply of how he couldn't believe this happened to me. I replied that I could have been killed, according to the police. His retort, "This again". Was I invisible to him, how could this good friend not offer any sort of solace.
Spending the evening at a Paul McCartney concert with two drunken fools was more important, than to offer comfort to his "good friend". When tragedy strikes you certainly know where you are in a friend's priority list. I guess I didn't even make it to the list. This tested my friendship with him, and now I don't even feel he is acquaintance material.
I received more caring and concern from strangers. Life is short, share it with those who truly love you and have your best interests at heart. What a hard lesson to learn, and what a time to learn it.
