"I don't care about whose DNA recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching, they are your family." - Jim Butcher.
Blood related or not, anyone who is your true supporter, your confidante, your 3 AM emergency contact, your wingman, your detector, your partner in crime, your true well-wisher, he/she is your 'person'. Your friend. Your family.
There are beautiful and close knit families, where the atmosphere at home is open, warm, relaxed, and friendly. Everyone is free to share what they want, without any judgement. On the other hand, I've seen broken homes, abusive relationships, mental torture, homes that look as grim and as severe as an army barrack during war. No one speaks to each other. Everyone stays in the same home yet leads different lives. It's eerie.
Some friends are like soulmates, who sometimes become as close as brothers and sisters and become your family. But, there are some who backstab at the first chance they get, who gossip behind your back, who have selfish motives, who are never there when you need them, and who can be absolutely vile to you, and break your trust.
My point is, there are good and bad families and good and bad friends. So, what matters is the kind of person you have in your life.
Anybody who loves you
for who you are and has your back no matter what, is priceless. Embrace them,
love them, cherish them, and never ever let them go!
Some people have the best of both worlds, where your family is like your friend, and your friends become your family. If you're one of those lucky few, understand that what you have is special. Don't take them for granted. Value those guardian angels in your life!
Let's be honest. Friends are not a forever thing. Friends argue, change, a lot of things can happen in a friendship and then it ends. It's sad but true, that happens every day. The relationship with your family can be hard too sometimes, but it tends to be longer.
Think about how many times does your friends betray you, and then the same about your family. Friends have disappointed you much more, am I wrong? It's probably a biological thing. The family should stay together to survive, it's easier if you are all together.
But as I see it, there is a reason for all that things apart from the biological reason. Family has seen you growing up your whole life, and that makes a huge difference.
To sum up, I would say that friends are a very important thing in life, and of course they matter. But in the most of the cases, family is the most beautiful thing that you can have.
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