I believe to never trust anyone.
Over the last few years, I have lost many people who I thought I was close to. Since a very young age, my hard-headed father who has always tried to be as real as possible with me always uses this common phrase, “Never trust anyone”. Some people including my friends like to laugh at my dad’s hysterical life lessons, but as time went on, I have slowly seen he was right all along. What I use to take as a growing joke has slowly allowed me to understand that the knowledge, he was trying to share with me all along, it has allowed me to stay strong through these occasions.
People are very difficult to understand. I grew up with many friends and was extremely social with my peers and classmates. I enjoyed making people laugh and maybe that distracted me from the classroom but that distraction is in the past. Growing up very social and fun I believed at the time that I created friendships and bonds with many people that would last me a lifetime. As time went on and people started to go on their own paths, you can start to get a clear vision of what a person is going to end up becoming, which I find fascinating. It is crazy to see kids slowly become an adult. When this phase started to set in, I found out that I did not like the crowd of people I was accustom to being around. These people who I grew close to at one point started to become distant acquaintances. I found that I was going to find a nice group and just stick it out with them. I ended up being right about a lot of those kids I distanced myself from, what I did not expect is losing some of my closest friends through childish instances.
Me losing a few of my closest friends over something so simple I believe is what allowed me to really understand my father’s favorite quote. These kids I always saw eye to eye with. We grew up together with school and sports but all of that was thrown out the window. Things would transpire and someone who I use to text occasionally ended up being someone who would talk behind my back more than anyone. I’ve had a few instances since getting to college last year with losing friendships and misunderstanding people. My dad’s extremely crude advice that I never took seriously ended up proving me wrong at the end. Now thinking back, I wish I made better judgment at a younger age, but I believe that I could use these life lessons down the line to better myself and allow me to react better in these situations.