Singing out of tune...

What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?

... so sang Joe Crocker, "with a little help from my friends".

How many of us can say that the friendships that we held during our life did not have an impact on creating the persons that we are today? Our outlook in life is like a loop of thread... It is vulnerable to the highs & the lows of friendship. A lot of how we are today is due to what life taught us in our growing up days. So why did we need friends in our life? Were we caught up in the hunger for intimacy of mind, as psychologists put it? Or is it the innate desire to be loyal to someone? They say friendships get formed when our personality is in harmony with another's. So then why do clashes occur? Why do we hold these emotions to heart all our life & base decisions on these trials of our life?
Why do these lines from the song relate so much to Kevin Arnold in "The Wonder Years"?

If you are one of those people who, like me, grew up watching this series, you might have been able to identify the pangs of childhood... especially if you had anyone walk out on you back then. :)

Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers, the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house, like a lot of houses. A yard like a lot of other yards. On a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is, after all these years, I still look back...with wonder.

So while you ponder on that, here's some interesting read.