Friendship is Essential to the Soul

I joined a fraternity back in college over 10 years ago, because I really believed this to be something to be true. Today is the anniversary of my Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, and founded 11/17/11 at Howard University. Looking back after all of this time, I am reflecting about my friendships that I have had over my lifetime. How many of them were true, how many of them were fake as hell, and how many of them I still have. And when I do this, I wonder, how many people can really say that they have true friends? I have had the majority of my friends for at least 15 years on average. Now I believe that is a good number considering that I have only been on this Earth for 33 years! I also reflect and think about how many of my friends I have spoken to lately and how many of my friends have been reconnecting with.

Many people don’t realize how much time and commitment it takes to be a true friend. I have been with several of my friends through good times and bad. Divorces, marriages and breakups. Jail time and free time. With kids and with no kids. I recall one time in particular, when I had a friend whose wife had just had his first daughter, and all of us fellas pitched in and we all made Thanksgiving dinner at their house. It was probably one of the most memorable and rewarding spiritually experiences I have ever had in my life. I pray that I can look back after another 15 years and I can still truly say that Friendship is Essential to the Soul.