trust and openness

A friendship built on trust and openness, that is the kind of friendship i want. everything else falls second.

All this while, I wondered how some of my beautiful friendships can be such a bliss. today, after a moment of soul searching, i managed to capture the essence of it in two words- trust and openness.

19 years of my existence and i thought that'trust' was the only important factor in any relationship. however, i discovered a downfall to it. despite the trust between us, i faced many disputes with my friends. When our opinions clashes, voicing out can lead to offending the other's feelings, thus, sparking off a fight. but keeping disagreements to oneself is just as bad as these resentments tend to build up in us. it is only a matter of time before either party blows his top off. Either way, both parties are at a loss and the relationship will not be as picturesque as before. therefore, the ability to voice out our truthful opinion (politely, of course) and the ability to resolve disputes while maintaining harmony are two very crucial skills one needs to hone in order to keep a friendship going. What's certain is that there shouldn't be any from of grudge bearing once the dispute has been dissolved.

i am lucky to have found a few of these people, people who have decorated my life with such beautiful friendship. this entry is dedicated to them....

-the withches.
-Adamartini
-zurie
-dez

not forgetting the newest and the only torn amoung the roses.....

-kai