Cara Parten is perhaps one of the best friends a girl
could ever ask for. This past week, filled with finals and exhaustion, and then
coming home, Cara Parten was there for me when it seemed like no one else could
be.
When Cara and I were in high school we went on the trip of a lifetime to
Dublin, Ireland, and for a week we lived and traveled together, seizing every
moment we could and making for one of the greatest adventures of my life. From waking up an hour early because of the
time difference, to getting our picture taken with a leprechaun, to frolicking
down the streets of Dublin, I realized that it was in those moments that we
became true best friends, and I’m so grateful that I was lucky enough to spend
that week with you, Cara.
See, the thing is, that Cara is magical.
And not like Harry Potter magical. But the kind that in this life is
real. The kind that can open your mind and heart to so many possibilities and
has the power to leave you in awe. Cara,
you bring this sense of full-ness to all of the people around you, and it’s
through your childlike demeanor and your sometimes hidden wisdom, that you have
the power to keep me in check more than anyone else.
Because Cara, while some people have goals that they tell to others, just
so they have someone to “keep them in line,” I’ve realized recently, that with
you, it doesn’t matter what my goals are. It doesn’t matter whether I want a
4.0, or to be the Queen of England, because no matter what my goals are you’re
going to encourage me. And more than that, you’re always going to have the
right words to say to get me back on my feet when I’m feeling down, and get me
back determined to get where I need to go.
In the past 7 years of our friendship, I learned
more about myself and the person I want to be than I could ever have imagined.
You taught me that I don't always have to live up to other people's
expectations and that sometimes it's okay to be different. You taught me
how to accept differences, love unconditionally, and how to take a bad
situation and make it into a fun adventure.
Cara, believe me when I say that I am so indebted to you. I find a new
reason every week to remember how completely lucky I am to have someone in my
life like you. Someone who knows me so well, and someone who I can count on,
through thick and thin.
I believe that everything with us has been give and
take. And perhaps that’s why we make such good friends, and I want you to know
that you can count on me, just as much as I depend on you.
So thank you, Cara. Thank you for being my best
friend. Thank you for being such a strong and incredible role model for
me. And Please, don’t ever let anyone
tell you that you are less important than you are. You have so much potential.
And you’re gunna change the world one day. And I’m so excited to watch.
Quote of the Week: “To be nobody-but-yourself - in a world which is doing its
best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest
battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” –E.E.
Cummings
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