My Friend Essay -- Friendship Essay Personal Narrative

Have you ever wondered why your best friend is actually your best friend? Is it just because you have known them all of your life? Or is it simply because you just like to hang out with them? My best friend is as unique as they come. I have watched and admired his way of life over the past eight years. My friends' name is Mike Linn. Mike and I met in the sixth grade. He immediately stood out to me. There was just something about him that caught my eye. He had short messy brown hair as if he had just rolled out of bed and he was wearing a yellow Nautica t-shirt that glared at you as if you were looking directly into the sun. He had on a pair of cream colored cargo shorts and a pair of sneakers from Wal-Mart. He was the typical sixth grader everyone could imagine. From that moment on we have had many great and memorable times. Today Mike’s look is very unique. Over the years he has changed it dramatically. He has realized that the way he looked was not the way he wanted to look. It was the way his parents and friends wanted him to look. In middle school he was always wearing bright polo’s, cargo sorts, and K-Swiss sneakers. He had short dirty blonde hair that he always spiked. Today you will see him wearing all black pretty much. Most people would say he’s gothic or emo. There totally wrong. He is nowhere near gothic or emo. He is always wearing black t-shirts that have some sort of design on them. His pants are usually black and for some odd reason he loves to wear black cargo pants, not those skinny jeans or denim jeans; but black cargo pants. He has an obsession with love so occasionally he wears weird pants with hearts all over them just to catch peoples attention. Most people call him gay but he has had the same girlfriend f... ... her and how much I truly missed being with her. Mike’s right, love isn’t a game. It’s a gift, a privilege, an honor. His friendship and passion for others make me a better person everyday. I have learned so much from him by watching and observing his actions over the years. He has helped me in so many ways. He helped me learn the value of life; and he helped me put my relationship with the love of my life back together. So many teenagers today are too busy trying to fit in; worrying about what people think of them. He doesn’t care what people think. He just wants to be him, he wants to be different, and he wants people to acknowledge him BECAUSE he is different. Like I’ve said before, he really has made a positive impact and influence on not only my life, but our friendship as well, and I will always appreciate him for who he is and everything he has done for me!