"Friendship is one of those things that give value to survival"

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." 
- C. S. Lewis

When I first read this quote all so long ago I had to pause after the first 3 words " Friendship is unnecessary..." I guess I was kinda curious as to where the great C.S.Lewis was going with this one, but of course he never fails to convey the sentiment of that amazing feeling that is friendship. 


I seem to talk about friendship a lot on this blog , which kinda makes perfect sense to me because it is such an important part of my life- because I am completely, utterly ,divinely blessed to have such amazing friends. Words cannot describe how much I believe this , how much I know this. 


Friendship has always been a thing that  is very important to me , if we are friends then you can be assured that you mean a great deal to me. My friends are the people who see my personality at its best, and at times at its  worst , but they never give up on me , and that - that is what true friendship is , never giving up on the people you love ! 


I am swiftly approaching my 18th Birthday - something I have been rather reluctant to accept ! 18 seem all too adulty , all too grown up for me to graps....so I am not going to , I will always be a child at heart whether I am 18 or 80 so I will simply continue to be myself, its all good.  But unlike the "norm" celebrations of a lot of teenagers my age I am choosing not to go out to a pub or night club for my birthday . This is due to the simple fact that it is not me , it just goes against my personality. You see, I am a teetotaler so I don't drink ,so as you can imagine the last thing I want to do to celebrate my 18th is watch others get rather intoxicated in front of me ( not how I want to remember it ) .
    So today instead of giving into the stereotypes I decided to have 2 fantastic friends over for tea , cookies, scones , pizza and Pride and prejudice . It was so much fun , we talked, we laughed , we drank our weight in tea - it was just perfect for me I couldn't think of a better night.  I love them so much , they really do mean the world to me . They bring the brightest light into my life and I love them for it . I have been adopted into their family as an extra sister . Every moment I spend with Hannah Naomi, Jemima and Emily makes me feel so fantastic - I love them .

  When one speaks of friends in a broader sense of the words they may count the number of  "friends" they have on facebook , or the people that you casually say "hey" to in the hallway at school. Of course these friends are vital to life, for me every friend is important in their own individual way . But there are always the ones you call your best friends ....the ones who always seem to be there for you, the ones who can make you laugh and smile when you feel like curling up under the duvet . The ones who inspire you....like the ones who are inspiring me to write this blog right now. I have my 4 sisters above , my friends who I have know most of my life and cant imagine my life without. Then I have music friends, school friends etc! I have amazing friends- they are always there to help me no matter what, be it school work, music or just to talk. I love they all  to bit .So as you can see , I am truly blessed !! All these people make me laugh , smile and be happy. I am truly blessed to know such fantastic , stunning people.

So friendship is a prominent thing in my life - Something I am so unbelievably thankful for ~ because without that friendship I would not be the person I am today . I would not be the person sitting here writing this blog."Friendship is one of those things that give value to survival"

If you are my friend , and you are somehow reading this blog- thank you for being amazing and thank you for bringing sunshine into my life . 

Aoife Marie Elizabeth  ♪