Abstract
It is well known that very often people do not appreciate what they have. My essay is about the story that happened to me many years ago and showed me the true value of some things. This happened to me in my childhood, when my best friend went away and we could not say goodbye properly. My goal while writing this paper was to show how important it is to appreciate our loved ones, as we never know when we see each other for the last time. To write this work, I used personal experiences and feelings that I had. My story confirms the fact that people usually do not realize the value of the moment as long as it does not go away. However, re-experiencing those things that happened to me, I understand again how important it is to value the people who care about you and that we need to be thankful for having these people in our life.
Keywords: value, friendship, realizing, importance.
We all have something to lose. Food and water, shelter, personal health, and, of course, our relatives and friends seem to us something which presence we take for granted. And sometimes we do not appreciate and do not notice how much it means for us as long as we do not lose it. And if all that relates to our physical well-being is in the relative safety, but our loved ones cannot always be with us. And when such a close person leaves our lives, instead the emptiness and unhappiness come. It happened to me when my close friend had left our town. This very upset me, but it taught me to appreciate the people we care about and also value friendship and sincerity.
This friend of mine was not like those people with whom I had a chance to make friends later. We often quarreled because of the fact that he was a very straightforward person and always said what he thought. He never lied to me. If he did not like something in me or in my actions, he talked about it directly. I was enraged sometimes, but, at the same time, he was a great fun person who could invent different games. He possessed a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, so in spite of these annoying qualities, we were very close people. In addition to all, he did not skimp on the praise where it was needed and was able to recognize his mistakes at an early age, something that many people cannot able to do for a life. We did not call ourselves the best friends, but we were them in fact. However, nothing lasts forever.
Once, when he once again led me off with his comments, I got angry and said that he is a bad friend as good friends do not talk to each other nasty things every five minutes. We strongly quarreled and after that had not seen each other for several days. Around this time I was going to move away for a month to visit grandparents. I did not want to make peace first, so before leaving, not even said goodbye to my friend. When I returned home, it turned out that my friend moved with his parents to another city in a completely different part of the country. By that time, I realized that this quarrel was stupid and that my friend was right in making me those remarks. However, it was too late. We never made it up and said goodbye before his departure, and it hurts me so far.
Only when my friend left, I realized how much this person meant to me. He made me better as never flattered me, and spoke only the truth. Only with time, I understood how valuable is this quality in people. He helped me in difficult times and could always cheer me up. He taught me to recognize my mistakes and see my flaws that can be corrected with due diligence. In addition, that person has shown me the value of friendship and how important sometimes it is just to talk with someone. Also, I realized that we do not appreciate the people who are close to us and who cares about us. Their presence seems natural and immutable, and, therefore, we allow ourselves to behave unjustly towards them, knowing that they still forgive us. And we forget that at any time the person can go away, and we did not even have time to forgive each other and say goodbye, leaving unsaid the words of gratitude that we could say to our friends.
I believe that everyone has a story, where we arrived selfish and cruel. My story about a friend who has always been honest with me, and which I neglected because of my own pride, taught me a lot. This story shows me the value of honesty and kindness in people. And of course, I realized all the value of friendship and how people, with whom we argued and quarreled over trifles, can be extremely important to us. We do not realize how much something means to us until the moment is gone. However, it is such losses teach us to appreciate what we have. The most important thing is not to forget about this and be thankful for those people who wish us nothing but good.
