What does it mean to be a friend?

It is not a complicated question and many of the questions as simple as this one are the ones hardest to answer.
"Do you love me?" "Why don't you understand?" "Who/What are you?" "Why are we here?"
So why does this question matter to me?...Another good question.

What does it mean to be a friend?


You can ask this question to ten people and get ten different answers. And the answers are usually interesting because not only does it help you define what it means to be a friend, it also helps you understand a bit more of the person you asked.

A friend is someone who:

• helps you when you're in need.
• lends you money without asking why you needed it.
• you enjoy talking to a lot.
• would bail you out of jail.
• you can't go out clubbing without.
• listens to all your crap.
• you can always share a meal with.
• hangs out with you all the time.
• added you on Facebook.
• gives you good advice about life and love.
• gives you crappy advice about life and love.

and many many many more reasons.

As someone who has yet to seen the world at its worst, I dare not define 'friend' too naively, but I do remember the words of a wise man I met in California.

"A friend is someone you trust." 

A simple and powerful answer for a simple and powerful question. So maybe I still need more life experience to judge a person whether I can trust them or not, but now I do know one thing. It is simple to befriend with people. All I have to do is be trustworthy... To myself, to my friends and everyone.

I'm a friendly guy.