God gave us friends for us to understand the intermediate area between love and apathy. Friends provide a unique brand of support that transcends terminology, and convention. To love is to feel both empowered, and pained. To have friends is to exist within a threshold of appreciation that tends to stretch further than with what those who claim to have "deeper" relationships with you might care to give.
Don't get me wrong- some friends will absolutely die for you. Some will give up their last biscuit for you. Some will hand you their brand new designer hanky when you find yourself fresh off a good cry. Friends are just that- friends. These are associations with limits- good ones. Meaningful ones. Limits are made to be surprisingly shattered in positive ways.
Friends are just friends, no more, no less. And yes, a life without them would be far too ordinary.
Keep the friends you have. Be a friend to those who need friends. Don't ever be a stranger. Mean something to someone.
MC
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