Best Friends

The concept of ‘best friends’ has been a topic of conversation lately with a number of people.  As someone who grew up in an overseas military community (my father was civilian, so we stayed put while others came and went on a cyclical basis) best friends were just not to be had.  Great friends, yes.  But I was always aware that new friends would leave within time, and so I held back getting overly connected.  That became such a practice of mine that it wasn’t until I was much older more mature that I was actually able to feel comfortable making true best friends.

Which leads me to the question of  ”best” – what does that mean?  Usually “best” is singular.  Best of show. Best new novel of the year.  Best in class.   But delightfully, “best” when combined with “friends” becomes plural!  How can that be?!  It defies the definition!  Ahhh, so not true.  Because each of my best friends comes loaded with their very own personality traits, and that’s where the differentiation sets in.  I can love each one and sincerely categorize each as a best friend because they are all so different!  And that is so much fun!  And I am incredibly grateful for each of these wonderful and amazing best friends.

And they are ALL my flashes of light.

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