Hunter Ewing

If there were one element of life that I have found is essential, friendship would be most fitting. There is an overwhelming peace that stems from having true friends, moreover, true brothers. In my family, I am blessed to have a loving younger brother and an incredible father, but my family does not stop there. As a child, I attended a summer camp for five years, and while there, I was surprised at the intensity of the friendships that were made. In one month, I was able to witness how true friendships can be. Moreover, in high school, I had the opportunity to attend an all-boys boarding school. At first, I was nervous beyond belief, but after a short semester, I knew that I had found home. Synonymous with my camp experience, life long friendships were created.
There is nothing more valuable than a true friend, and I have often heard why such friendships exist. The reason is experience. On a football team, brothers are supposed to join together through tough times. As in war, soldiers are bonded together through brutal circumstances. As in boarding school, everyone is away from their parents, so all one has is his or her peers. Experience is how strangers become friends, and friends become brothers.
I have been able to rely not only on direct family members, but also close friends in order to pull me through whatever endeavor I face. In life, a friend is a necessity. For some, a friend may be an animal. For others, a friend could be an inanimate object, but for most, a it is one who will always have a back, never fail, and always have an open ear.