A conversation

I was talking to a friend in MSN regarding this relatively 'high profile' person whom we know. High profile because of his/ her success in life and what he has achieved. It all began because I found something interesting in the person's blog, the similar topic on the feeling of emptiness in my previous blog. Please note: I wont disclose the person's name or attempt to give any clues about the person we are talking about.

It struck me that even a person with all his/ her acheivements and successes in life would feel empty. Why? I shall give the person whom I am describing as X. I do not know X really well enough, except for some casual exchanges, but I do hear lots about X because of his popularity in the group which I am in, both positive and negative things.

X has lots of friends, an extremely charming figure who impresseses one with his/her wealth of talents. X is loved by his/ her organisation he/ she leads. X has everything, doing very well in his/ her field of studies, and yet the feeling of emptiness. What struck me the most is the suggestion which my friend gives " X needs to take [his/her] friend more seriously... forever floating around... and having too many friends is not a good thing..."

For me personally, I am the total opposite of this person X. I do not have the charisma, talents and the profile of this person. I am more of an introvert though I am now opening up myself to others more compared to who I am 5 years ago. A quiet person who wont be able to catch the attention of anyone in a group. Of course, a person like me wont be able to attract more friends than X. As what my friend suggested ' having too many friends is not a good thing', maybe it's really a blessing in disguise. Please dont get me wrong, I do admit that we should have as much friends as possible, but sometimes, we have so many friends that we do not know which group to 'entertain', or have to give our bit of self to each social group.

For me, though my social circle is small compared to X, I must say I do treasure my friends though I might not be able to express it or show it. So to all my dear friends (you know who you are), you will always be treasured by me!!! :D