As time goes by

Recent events in my once calm and tepid existence,have completely blown my mental structure of good and bad,right and wrong,completely out of the water.I did struggle for a short time to keep hold of my core values,as i suppose we all do when we are foced to question the world we have surrounded ourselves with. I have emerged from this dark time with renewed vigour and my metal strengthened.
I have found in recent times that people you tend to think of as constants in your life,can come and go in the blink of an eye. New people can enter your life and your heart,turn your world upside down and suddenly leave just as sharply. People that have been freinds for a lifetime can just turn on their heels and run,leaving you in complete disbelief.
But the truely great thing about this life,and what i have strived to cultivate a belief of in my life,is that generally you get what you give. Of course i do not mean this in a monetery sense. I mean to treat people without predjudice and without malice. Basically the way you would like to be treated yourself. Now occasaionally you will come across the odd idiot who will take advantage of such good intentions but on the whole the friendships made this way make any such risk worthwhile.
I have made new friends in recent years that have swiftly found a place in my heart alongside my oldest. Indeed it is like they were always there. I have also found someone that could be the start of something epedentially epic! This could of course be my exuberence taking over but i hope not :-)
I progress through my life. Navigating the twists and turns of my un mapped fate,floundering helplessly to be picked up by helping hands. With old friends and new by my side and some not so close to me but always in my memories.
It is the greatest thing in my life to have such friends,people who love and respect me as i do them. If i was not just going to work right now,i would pour a glass and offer a toast.....to my friends. New and old and the ones i do not yet know xx