Definition Essay: What Makes A Best Friend?

If there is one phrase that is difficult to define, it would be what a best friend is. It can vary from person to person, but for many, a best friend is a special person in your life. They listen to what you’re compelled say when no one else will. When you feel melancholy, they will do their best to ensure that a smile will find its way back to your face. However, my favorite definition by far is that finding your best friend is comparable to falling in love. Around the age of four, I was deposited on the doorstep of Somerset Primary’s Infant Block, on my first day in Kindergarten. In what can only be described as predestination, I found my best friend in that sea of little children. From across the room, our eyes met and at that moment, I …show more content…
Looking back now, I realize that I didn’t endure the same struggles as the people I grew up with. I have been blessed with parents that are able to provide, and I will never stop being grateful for that. However, not all of my friends were able to say the same, which always served as an appropriate reality check. Kianna was one of those friends. Though she would not outright admit it, several necessities in life weren’t presented to her on a silver platter. I wouldn’t have blamed her for complaining about it; I would have been willing to listen to her worries. Instead, I noticed that she would never rely on anyone else to solve her problems. To this day, she fights her own battles and does not expect anyone to help her do so. Kianna would pour her blood, sweat, and tears into all of her work. Whether it be a complicated mathematical equation, or a rigorous dance schedule, she would always take time out of her own busy schedule to do whatever needed to be done. If there ever was a question that she didn’t know the answer to, Kianna would stay after school for however long it took, so that she would not only achieve the correct end result, but eventually understand the problem itself. Not only that, but she earned money by her own means. If ever there was something she wanted, she’d find a way to pay for it …show more content…
Of course, this can pertain to the majority of my friends, but there is something especially wise about her. Although, she wouldn’t hesitate to disagree, Kianna has a knack for giving the best advice. She claims to know little about life, but it is her experience that has gotten me through a significant amount of trouble. At her best, she can be quite practical. There hasn’t been a time when she hasn’t acted as the metaphorical string to tether my balloon of thoughts to the earth. If it were any other person, I don’t believe I would be able to appreciate the gesture as much as I do with her. At the same time, she can be optimistic. Kianna can help me find the benefits in all of my traits, even the ones I feel I could better without. Social cues, a concept that I have yet to master, come easily to her. For example, she knows when a situation demands that she be serious, and when it is acceptable for her to