My Life Long Friends :: Friendship Essay

My Life Long Friends Looking around my living room, I see my greatest friends of my lifespan areall around me on my book shelves. Every book I lift off the shelf pinpoints atime in my life. They counterbalance all the joy, sorrow, and laughter felt in mylife. The large, shiny red poetry book my father read to me reminds me of allof these. It is probably my favorite. Then I guess my people friends thatattended school with me through the years. What great fun they were I doubtIll ever forget the smell of my kindergarten class and my first meeting withBelle Hudson. As I get older, I realize how precious that friendship was. Ittaught me how to be a friend and what I have seen in her is what I have lookedfor in friends ever since. Now as an adult, I see Belle in friends like Tiffany,Rachelle and it seems my favorite characters in my books have unendingly reminded mea bit of Belle. Belle had a cardinal effect on me in childhood as well aslater on in life. She was my finest friend th roughout grammar and Junior Highschool. We fictional relishing our lunches together. Laughing about the boyswicked ways and planning our revenge at the ensuing recess. This always madelunch go by so swiftly. It was hard to tear us apart. Hell, it was hard totell us apart. We were both round bodied and a bit out of shape. But I alwayssaw Belle in a jovial light. She had a merry way about her, and her laugh wasinfectious it reminded me if Christmas bells, tingly, jingling and warm. Imiss her. She was happy, giving and warm. Upon reflection, these are theattributes I look for in friends. Rachelle holds a special place in my heart. I work with her and havefound her to be a superb auditor and always seems to know how to dole out theright advice. It seems no issue is too large to solve, and I would love toduplicate her upbeat nature in me. It was our mutual interest in books, notour hiring at the same company that brought us together. She desperatelywants to be a great writer. I know sh e impart be. As our friendship deepens,she has helped me realize my own potential. Although younger than I, Rachellehas lived a much tougher life. I could say I know this as hear her words of