A friend is someone you love and who loves you, someone you respect and who respects you, someone whom you trust and who trusts you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest, too. A friend is
loyal.
A friend is someone who is
happy to spend
time with you doing absolutely nothing at all; someone who doesn't mind driving you on stupid errands, who will get up at
midnight just because you want to go on an adventure, and who doesn’t have to talk to communicate with you.
A friend is someone who not only doesn't care if you're ugly or boring, but doesn't
even think about it; someone who forgives you no matter what you do, and someone who tries to help you
even when they
don't know how. A friend is someone who tells you if you're being stupid, but who doesn't make you feel stupid.
A friend is someone who would sacrifice their life and
happiness for you. A friend is someone who will come with you when you have to do boring things like watch bad recitals, go to stuffy parties, or wait in boring lobbies. You
don't
even think about who's talking or who'
s listening in a conversation with a friend.
A friend is someone for whom you're willing to change your opinions. A friend is someone you look forward to seeing and who looks forward to seeing you: someone you like so much, it doesn't matter if you share interests or traits. A friend is someone you like so much, you start to like the things they like.
A friend is a partner, not a leader or a follower.
The word "friend" comes from Old
English "frēond", which is actually the
present participle of "frēogan", which means "to love" and "to
honor".