Friends are a necessity. Ofcourse, there are people who can live with none, and because of that, they are seen as being “weird”. In everyone's friends list, there will be some form of classification.
There are certain friends that we don't really contact that often. This group of friends, I call it “old friends group”. Members in this group meet once in a blue moon or as and when needed. They keep in touch, and at least know a bit of what they have been doing recently. Although the low contact rate, their numbers are still being kept in the phone list.
The next group of friends belong to the “close friends group”. When 2 friends are close, they tend to go through thick and thin together, share their joys and sorrows, and discuss about their problems with each other in order to get more views from more perspectives. They are not afraid to ask something, knowing that somehow, they will be taken notice of. Little secrets exist between them, and they are able to talk about anything under the sun. They joke and make fun of each other without (most of the time) causing anger. Most of the time, friends in this group will see each other at least once a week.
Another possible group is “new friends group”. This group of friends will be those who have just met, having friendship of a short length of time, as compared to old friends or close friends. Possible ones are those that one will met during work, or in some class.
Of course, there are other possible groups. Let's leave them out, or else, this will become a book.
The Concept of Friend List Mobility (what's this?) states that friends in a particular group now will not belong to the same group any time in the future. Friends change. Priorities change. Objectives change. Friends losing interest in each other. Friends meeting more often due to one reason or another. Friends leaving friends to meet other friends… All these, are just everyday life. We see them everyday. We experience them sometimes.
Sometimes, you are so used to a particular group of friends that, one fine day, even when one of them is not in the group, you will not even notice it, until you have something to tell that friend. This happens quite often when the group is outside. Sometimes, it's just unavoidable. And sometimes, it's just being ignorant… No, that's not the word. There's another word… Hmm…
Friends can also jump between ranks due to misunderstandings or wrong-doings. Basically, it's easier to be demoted than to be promoted. Bad things always come at a higher price… Everyone wants good things, and tend to throw away bad ones.
Sometimes, a dilemma can occur. You have 2 groups of friends, both of which you are in, and they are all going for lunch. Which group should you join? Do you go by priority, or do you go by instincts? Or is it some other choice?
That's why, sometimes, I try to avoid making such choices. That's why, sometimes, I will like to merge groups together into one. Things will be much more simpler this way. But, some groups are hard to combine. It's like, introducing new friends into a well-defined grouping. It's hard to break the ice. But, you never know until you try… I've been trying. Trying hard to expand the group of Kbox siaos out of Poseidon. Yes. Out of Poseidon. Yeah. friends are starting to link around. It always end up this way: this friend knows that friend, and somehow you get to know that particular friend and later find out that, they all know each other!
Of course, there are friends who are ????, and some who are ????. Don't blame them. They are humans. Some are more adventurous than others. Some are just seeking something (with the exception of a few, who wanted to seek more). Some just throw some dice in order to decide. It's a choice. You can't possibly split yourself up into 2, with one part dining here, and the other part eating elsewhere.
So, don't expect friends to be with you everytime, because, really, no one can commit himself/herself to one. It's just the way things are… So, just give and take…
Suddenly remembered something. What I requested, I do not get. Requests can end up in disappointments too… Never mind. It's just reflecting forgetfulness, or ignorance, or simply, crapp…
Stupid SS test just now. I did not know what I was writing. It's crapp. Crapppppppppp….. Yeah it's over. Don't care. Put a 'X'. Should not have spent so much time reading and reading. It's time wasted. I should have used the time to do some other things, like trying to understand Fourier transforms or transfer functions. Why? Because I know that, no matter how much I prepare for it, I will not be able to answer the question anyway.
Ok. Smile.