![](https://v2.anonup.com/upload/avatars/2021/01/DV8xa5LtBE6UoUvGUeTC_10_edf2da97e64aef3e9c2ce7c3fd043aed_thumbnail_512x512.jpeg)
A painful discovery has been how uncommon true friends are, and how easy it is to find enemies right beside you. I have been shocked by my inability to distinguish ally from foe. But at least I am wiser for it. Naive trust has been costly.
I tell myself to remember this when they decide they need me again in the hopefully not so distant future.