Friendship

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” 
― William Shakespeare
What would be life like without our friends by our side? I truly can not imagine this scenario. From an early age we learn by ourselves that having someone to play with, to share your toys with and grow up with is one of the best things in life. I have experienced this as well as all of the people of this world. A friend is a gift that we receive to make our lifes better. We have the right to choose our friends, but in most cases they choose us.
I remember the first person I made friends with. I could never forget how it all happened: I was in the 1st grade at school and every day my mom gave me an apple to eat at school. One day I happened to give my apple to a girl from my class. And so it all started. At that time I didn't realize that I had encountered my best friend. And so I continued to bring her an apple every day. And since that day we became best friends, and the best part is that we had the opportunity to discover each other as we really are. Even now, after 12 years we are still the same as we started, or so I like to think.
I remember Oscar Wilde once saying that: True friends stabs you in the front. I can give an argument to that. For example: you say you have a true friend, you tell him'her all your secrets, all your thoughts, just all that's on your mind, trusting that person that he won't tell anyone else. But, hey, welcome to the cruel world. The next day you find out that half your school knows your secrets. To sum it all up: true friends keep their mouths shut. Why can't that so called friend tell in your face that he'she can't keep such things a secret and love to do you harm with what you trusted him'her with?
Friendship is not something that you can learn at school. It just comes right at you and if you're lucky it never leaves. It amazes me when I hear stories about people being friends for over 20- 30 years. That's like having a brother or a sister that's not related to you by blood. A friend knows all your thoughts, all your mistakes, all your hidden crushes, all that's about you and vice-versa. He knows when you're not well just by looking in your eyes,  he knows when you're in love, when you're in trouble. And he's always there for you no matter what. He's always ready to stand up for you, to love you and cherish you.
That's why friendship should be cherished and taking care of because having a true friend by your side makes life seem like a better place.