Narrative Essay About True Friendships

True friendships are like stars on a cloudy night, you may not see them, but they 're always there. I read this in a toilet cubicle when I was in seventh grade at school.

By then, it was all about popularity, guys, makeup, clothes and all those middle school flings. It was incredibly important to me that I remained seated with my usual group of friends during lunch, and that we all remained together in the hallways. I laughed along with the secrets they shared, usually accompanied with their high pitched giggles. I pretended that I cared about the “hottest” celebrities, and of the newest makeup brand. Most of the times I tittered along with them, feigning acts as if the newest celebrity gossip was the most important thing in my life. I desperately

These two words struck me like a knife. It was then that I had a moment of realisation, that friends are people I should feel confident and comfortable with, not people I should be playacting with. She gave me loads of advice, and she told me that eventually, I should move to her table during lunch. The heavy elephant that had been clinging onto my back magically disappeared. After talking to her, I pondered over whether I should move to another table or not for a month. During this month, my new friend was always next to me, making me feel better and understanding

The classification of this type of neglected friendship, according to Aristotle, is “imperfect”. Examples of these imperfect relationships can be seen a series of stories we all know and love, Aesop’s Fables, and especially in the fable of the Hare With Many Friends. The Hare has a lot of fellow jungle animals that all claim to be her friend. Then, one day, she hears hounds approaching her. She tries to escape with the aid of her friends. She goes back and asks her friends to help her- however, none of them do, with excuses that they believe are far more important than helping her. These are examples of “imperfect” relationships, where the Hare has made many acquaintances, but never actually found the meaning of true