Live and Let Live

Can you see me clearly? Do you see me for who I am? What I am? Do you understand how I came to be without questioning and judging?

Exposing yourself and your vulnerabilities can be huge. When you've lived your life guarded, how do you let your defenses down? Putting yourself out there in great anticipation of whether or not an opinion of you changes. Sure your friends love you and tolerate you, in fact some encourage you to be you. They love and respect you despite your faults.

Something you view as a quality may be viewed by someone else as a deficiency. Simple things. Most you never give second thought, because it's inherant to your nature. Your friends carefully chosen. Some things people simply can not relate with, so you only tell the people you trust. Sometimes not even completely trusting them. (paranoia?, maybe) Who are your friends? Who really loves you? Some people just tolerate you. But someone that gets you and loves you anyways...that's priceless and precious and something to be appreciated.

Friendship and companionship can be incredibly underrated. Spending time in the company of those not related can be the most impressionable and shakeable. To enjoy someone's company you must be comfortable in their presence, able to personify and clearly convey who you are. Knowing you can agree to disagree is an elemental key to the silent partnership of the friendship. By silent, I mean nonjudgemental.

Easily we all have an opinion. People watching can be entertaining unlike any movie or TV show. Knowing the ever engaging past time and all that it entails makes us bias, crude, sarcastic, endearing, likeable, comedic and cruel at times. But knowing the foundation of humor, and its individually moral and ethical boundaries is the conscience of your friendships. It is both conscious and unconscious.

Some people get you completely. Entirely. Without question. Some people have to dig a little. Others play a role in your life but never truly develop into a true friendship. I know that sounds harsh - but it's true.

Trust. Friendships. Love. Acquaintances. Family. Everyone has an important role. No one is insignificant. When you disregard people or assume they have no value, disregard them or judge them - you can impress an unwanted opinion. Maybe its better to live and let live. People can and will surprise you.