It may be a cold clammy thing to say but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero he can say he doesn't like pie...
I loved my 17 years with R.E.M. but I'm ready to reflect assess and move on...
There is no word for feeling nostalgic about the future but that's what a parent's tears often are a nostalgia for something that has not yet occurred. They are the pain of hope the helplessness of hope and finally the surrender to hope.