The Idea of a Good Friend In kindergarten, your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that were left were the ugly black ones. In third grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who shared his or her lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus. In eighth grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your childhood stuff so that your room would be a “ middle school student's room ”, but didn't laugh at you when you finished and broke out into tears. In eleventh grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who came to comfort you when you broke up with someone. In twelfth grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a university, assured you that you would get into that university and helped you deal with your parents, who were having a hard time to adjust to letting you go. At graduation, your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you. Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices; holds your hand when you're scared; thinks of you when you are not there; reminds you of what you have forgotten; helps you put the past behind you, but understand when you need to hold on to it a little longer; stays with you so that you have confidence; goes out of their way to make time for you; helps you clear up your mistakes; helps you deal with pressure from others; smiles of you when you are sad; helps you become a better person; and above all, loves you! Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get here.