So I
went out to eat tonight with my two best friends, and as we were going in one
of my two friends was talking about a text message she had received from
another friend of ours where she was talking about it being great that she had
us (Me and the other friend as sidekicks). Well long story short, the friend
that receive the text was very tired, she was at work early today. And she
misread it, she thought that it said “kickstands”
When she told me this I really think that she was thinking I
was going to think that she was completely stupid. But really it got me to
thinking.
What does a kickstand do? It is there to support the bike when the bike isn’t being used (or able
to hold itself up)
So it got me to thinking what do your friends do? They are there to support you!
So it actually made a lot of sense. Your friends are a
support system, sometimes for the physical, like when you stand up too fast and
you are dizzy and they hold on to you for a little support. Or for the other
times like the times when you are emotional drained and you just need someone
to give you a little lift. I know we have all been there I can think of
countless times that I have felt like I was at the end of my line, like it was
all too rough and then there my friends came and they have me that little boost
I needed to make it through another day.
One time in particular that I can remember is when my dad
passed away, I was a sophomore in high school and I was really good at playing
the “This isn’t bothering me/my dad is in a better place” card. I tried so hard
to be tough to not let it show that I am upset. But even though I didn’t make
this big outward show that I need the support in came my friends. During school
they passed around a card and at the end of the day one of them came to my
class and gave me the card. It made me cry but it also made my soul happy to
know that there were so many people who cared about me. Also when we had the
funeral my friends were there sitting with me holding my hand and giving me
much needed support.
When other people might walk out of your life, those dark
times and tough times your friends are usually there to help you though. Just
like a kickstand, it doesn’t matter to the kickstand if you are using it and
the sun is shining or there is a thunder storm. It doesn’t matter at all the
whole point is that it is there to support the bike just like your friends are
there for you!
Never in my life did I think I would be able to compare friendship
to the kickstand on a bicycle but you know sometimes you just have to think a
little outside the box and you realize that even the strangest things can
remind you of your life.
