Today I thank God for the gift of friends.

My mother used to tell me that I was a very friendly kid. Apparently, I was so friendly that I get to have new friends anywhere we went, even during jeepney rides. As I grow older, I slowly started to become who I am today: My weird, introverted self.

I remember the time in my life when I thought of why I never get to belong into any circle of friends. True. I was a part of a group during grade school and high school days, but I still felt left out from time to time. 

Now, when I look at these people, I realize how blessed I really am. What I lack in quantity, I definitely got in quality. I can’t help but be filled with joy with the knowledge that I have them, through thick or thin, ups or downs, full tummy or not. Treasure: that’s what they are.

“We’re all a little weird, and life’s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call It love.” – Dr. Seuss