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12 years ago
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Okay.
Close your eyes.
Oh wait. Don't. You kinda need to read to continue.
Anyway, think of five people that you are really close to. Take your time.
Ready? Alright...
How many of them are immediate family? Friends from school or work? Partner? Spouse?
How many furs were in that small bunch? One? Most? All five?
List was too small, wasn't it?
If there's an important thing I've learned in the last year, it's that the number of
folks in my life have grown exponentially. Art, cycling, beer or just general furriness,
I've grown close to a lot of fantastically talented and outrageously creative critters.
Nothing is created in a vacuum. The others around us enrich our view and expand our
perspective. While it's possible to make art alone, it's pretty damn difficult.
And, like art, it's damn hard to progress alone.
My list is more than five.
I am incredibly thankful for this.
Close your eyes.
Oh wait. Don't. You kinda need to read to continue.
Anyway, think of five people that you are really close to. Take your time.
Ready? Alright...
How many of them are immediate family? Friends from school or work? Partner? Spouse?
How many furs were in that small bunch? One? Most? All five?
List was too small, wasn't it?
If there's an important thing I've learned in the last year, it's that the number of
folks in my life have grown exponentially. Art, cycling, beer or just general furriness,
I've grown close to a lot of fantastically talented and outrageously creative critters.
Nothing is created in a vacuum. The others around us enrich our view and expand our
perspective. While it's possible to make art alone, it's pretty damn difficult.
And, like art, it's damn hard to progress alone.
My list is more than five.
I am incredibly thankful for this.
For me, a friend is someone you are willing to die for. I take that definition from my old Army major, who was the greatest educator I've ever known. We tend to use "friend" too loosely. When I consider such a definition, I can fathom far fewer than five, if I exclude my immediate family.
Marf~<3
*TailsWags*
I don't actually have those people in my life at the moment. i have two or three, but not six. Not when I sit down and really consider who are the ones who hold me so dear in life that they would help carry me in death.
But I do hope that by the time that day comes, I will have found and nurtured enough deep friendships. Meanwhile, I'm thankful for those who share life's path with me, and revel in our friendships.
I probably had three at this point last year. I don't know how the list got so large for me, other than taking a more active role in the fur community.
:3