Tuesday, August 7, 2007

how can you tell?

how do you know when one does not feel close to you when you feel otherwise
how do you know when one feel close with you and really regard you as his/her friend
how do you know when the one you feel close to, is not what you really think who he/she is


how can you tell if the person is willing to let you be his/her "äctual"friend..
and not just because you are introduced by a closed friend of his/her ..
and not just because you are a link between his/her best friends
and not just because you are interrelated
either by kinship or friendship of the older generation


how can you tell if the person you feel close to, is keeping in contact with you
just for formality sake
just for simply being friendly sake
just because you-came-look-for-me-first-so-i-have-to-reply-back!

2 comments:

Alvin S. C. Lee said...

Hmmm... I would think how the relationship changes oneself is more important than what the other person really is.

So, perhaps there is no real need to tell... just be with it and grow from the experience.

World-honoured One (世尊, a common Chinese reference to Sakyamuni Buddha) did not question his first teachers whether they were qualified to teach him... he moved onwards from them till he found the answer by his accumulated wisdom.

:)

diLo said...

thx for ur thoughts Alvin Ko Gyi
:)
how true!