The Well Laid Plan

To be a good leader, you have to be a good follower. To make things go the way you want it, you have to make sure the stakeholders see what you want them to see, without them knowing.

I might be getting a head of myself, but I think my plan worked perfectly.

I barely did enough,

Friends

I have a different definition of friendship. It's not the usual: I met him/her therefore he/she is my friend type. It's something deeper. It's a deep connection between two people who find joys and sorrows worth sharing. Ergo, I do not consider a lot of people my friends. Most are my acquaintances. But that doesn't mean I do not respect them.

Some people have problems with how I perceive friendship. The fact is, it's not something I define based on Wikipedia, rather, it's a word I am able to make sense of because of my experience with interacting with people.

Let's admit it. More often than not, the so called friends we have are the people we can make good use of and they consider us the same way because they can make good use of us too. In short, gamitan lang. They are tools for our personal gains and we are their tools for their personal gains. For me it's true. We start making 'friends' because in a way, we need to use them.

But eventually, if it evolves to true friendship, this will stop. The being a tool part in terms of attaining gains can only go so far. I say true friendship starts when someone becomes a part of our life - when we start loving these people as much as we love ourselves - when their 'use' has of no importance to the friendship.
I am not saying this is the perfect definition of friendship, but for now it's what makes sense to me.