What are friends if they aren't family? Well, they're not really friends... more like acquaintances. True friends you just know, and it usually doesn't take long to discover. They embrace you when you first meet them, and they embrace you thereafter. The hug isn't just in passing, either. You can tell it means something; it means a lot. It's a feeling of camaraderie, and trust. For some it's about mutual knowledge that you've both crawled through the same foreign mud and humped it through the same scorching desert. For some it feels like a much appreciated oasis, in a life virtually void of anything worthwhile and permanent.
To read the rest of my additional post for this week, please follow the attached link: Friends and Family?