私自身の中学生時代を振り返ってみると、当時どのような人間関係を築いていたのか、改めて考えさせられる。
Looking back on my junior high school days, it makes me reflect on how I used to build relationships with others at that time.
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For example, there was a time when I was close with A, who was mischievous, and I also became friends with B, who was good at baseball, C, who was good at studying, and D, who wasn’t financially well-off but was very sincere.
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However, every time I moved up to a new class and my classmates changed, my friendships naturally changed as well, and during my three years in junior high school, I never became particularly close with anyone.
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There was a time when I felt like D was my best friend, especially since we worked part-time together during summer vacation, but before I knew it, we gradually grew apart.
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I think that such experiences are not unique to me, but are common to many people.
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Friendships are always changing, and you could say that they are only temporary relationships. However, the reason for this is that as what you want changes, the friends who walk alongside you naturally change as well.
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In my case, when I become close with A, I also feel like joking around and having fun together.
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However, I eventually realized that mischief didn’t bring true satisfaction, and I gradually began to distance myself from A.
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The same goes for B, C, and D—they gave me what I needed at the time. And although I wasnt fully aware of it, I think I naturally chose people who suited me at each point in my life.
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However, we cant say that such people are not friends.
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This may seem selfish, but friends are people who bring some kind of benefit to you.
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When I interact with them, I feel like I can gain something.
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たとえ一度しか会ったことがなくても、その人から受けた影響が人生に大きな意味をもたらしたのであれば、それは立派な「友人」であると言って差し支えないだろう。
実際に会う機会がなかったとしても、例えばその人物をテレビで見たり書籍で知ったりして多大な影響を受けた場合も、広い意味で「友人」と呼ぶことができるのではないか。
もっとも、実際に対面したことがなければ厳密には「友人」とは言い難いかもしれないが、生きていく上で心に影響を与えてくれる存在と出会える機会は、決して多くはないというのが私の実感である。
しかしながら、あなた自身がそうした出会いを求める心構えを持っていなければ、中学生時代はもとより、一生「友人」と呼べる人に巡り合うことは難しいだろう。
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