I've Come To Understand...

That certain people feel as though I am "abandoning my friends." This could easily seem to be the case, so I do not blame them for feeling so, but here's what's really going on...

I've always had to make a conscious effort to make plans with people. I have always been the one saying "let's hang out." Well, now I have a lot of things to take care of. I have responsibilities that I must abide by. Said responsibilities leave me with little energy and little time, so I no longer make the effort that I once did, figuring that my friends will pick up the slack. Thing is, they didn't. Real friendships go both ways, and aren't based on one person asking the other to hang out. Things shouldn't be one sided.

But they are.

Also, things change. I'm not the same as I was a year ago, or a year before that, and next year I won't be the same as I am now. That said, here's the deal: Keep up with me, or I'll leave you behind. Does it suck? Yeah. But that's the way my life goes. I've never stayed in one place, in one click, in one manner, for more than a couple of years. Either you accept me, and all of my changes; either you come with me whilst I move into the future; either you make the effort that any true friend would, or I will leave you behind.

I never look back.