I've been thinking a lot lately about
the people I love, and what I love about them. I have a friend that
recently left on a mission, my best friend. I owe him a great deal,
and I doubt I will ever be able to repay him. He is one of those
people that has his faults, but he is such a great person that they
are easily overlooked. He works on them. He doesn't just sit around
hoping they will fix themselves. As an imperfect being, he knows he
won't reach perfection in this life. He will, however, do all he can
to get as close as possible. He's an inspiration, and will do well.
What I like most about him is that he cares about everyone
he meets. Even when he doesn't like them, he loves them. He wants
everyone to be happy, free, and blessed. He wants to share that truth
he has. He wants to share that eternal happiness that our Heavenly
Father can provide to us. He cares.
He
has a sense of humor too. He's funny but never in a way that tears
others down. When we get sad, we stop being sad and be awesome
instead. If we don't be awesome enough we slap each other in the
face, laugh, and be happy instead. Jumping off bridges, movie and TV
show marathons, essays, serving those around us, shooting pig (only
one), going on quite a few dates in a weekend, driving and getting
lost in the middle of nowhere, going
to parties, crowd-surfing on not enough people, planning things we'll
never do: no matter what we
were doing we had at least a good time and most times a fantastic
time. He can take any
activity, and make it enjoyable. We made mistakes, and learned from
them by... at least the fourth time if not sooner.
He
worries about his family, his brothers. He's the youngest boy, but
was always held up as the example. He deserves it too. He's
fantastic. But that's a lot of pressure. Without him here we'll all
have to pick up the slack. The goodness he's taken to those other
children of God needs to be replaced by us while he's gone. I intend
to do so, take care of his wonderful family, and hope I can learn to
care as much as he does. He's my best friend, I can't let him down.
