Something I've learned

Here's a quick lesson I've learned:

Don't bring your best friend to school with you. 

Not my picture.

Why? You are already good friends and you don't feel the need to make new friends. You have each other, you are attached and feel safe. Why try to make new friends? You can become reclusive and rude toward others. Besides, you should each be able to decide on your own where you want to go to college. I could see this being OK, but I also know it can be bad. 

I know it sounds really tempting; I'll admit that I hoped one of my friends might come to the same college as I did. Now, however, I am so glad that did not happen. First, we have different plans and goals that different colleges could meet in different ways. Second, I could see myself pulling toward her because I felt comfortable. But since I was thrown in alone (besides siblings, which did help), I was forced to make friends of my own, to go to things on my own, and make decisions based on my own thoughts, not my best friend's. 

So, don't do it. Be the person God meant you to be, not who your friend meant you to be.