Friends and noses

i know i just posted something, but i wanna post something else!  i was thinking a little about blogs, and also a little about friendship.  i think the true difference between friendship and acquaintance is intimacy.  an acquaintance is someone who you say "hi, how are you doing?" to, you know their face, and you can carry on a short conversation about the weather or school or whatever.  but a friend is so much more than that!  you share your true feelings with your friends, you help them, they help you, and you know them on a much deeper level.  i hope through this blog i can become better friends with more people!  

recently, i have noticed especially how much we rely on other people!  there are some obvious ways like when we go to the grocery store, we rely on the farmer to produce the food, the truck driver to get it here, and the cashier and other staff to help in the transaction.  but that's not the way that i mean it.  can you imagine going throughout the day, not uttering one word to a single person, not smiling at someone, not even making eye-contact.  this life would be miserable!  i daresay that there are actually people out there that are like this, and i pity them and want to help them feel loved.  it's amazing how much a smile or kind act from a stranger can change your day!  the thoughts, words, and deeds of others indeed have a large affect on us.  i know that we have the freedom to make choices, especially whether we are happy or not, but influences (especially good) make a big difference in our attitudes for the day.  we rely a lot on those close to us for emotional support, even if we don't say it or express it very much.  sometimes, just being in the same room as your friends can give them comfort.  friends play an important part of your life.  i really love my friends!  

this is a phrase my mom said to me as a kid: "you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends' nose!"