Honesty & Follow Through

When I was younger I was conditioned to think more highly of those people around me that other people liked. Those traits thought to be most important when you are 18 only stick around for a couple years. What people look like, how popular they are, how much money they have (I think most people never grow out of this one), or where they are from. Hopefully those are replaced as you grow older with things more important. I've come to appreciate these lately.

I've got a good friend who most would not consider the best looking guy in the world. He's not the best in social situations. He usually says what he wants. There's not many unknowns with him. The one quality about him I will always look up to is his gravity towards truth and honesty. Time and time again he impresses me with his outward disapproval of anything dishonest. His other traits that seem less socially acceptable fade into nothingness as I consider his value as a friend and someone I can trust. These traits will be something I will remember far longer than the money he has or looks he doesn't. Because of these traits I am sure we will always be friends. I know I can trust him, no matter what.