A beautiful day…

Boy what a day this has been, I always have those summer days where it seems as if there is everything to live for and today was one of those days. The day started off pretty funny because it turns out that I found out that my dog, Paloma, was nowhere to be found. I found her outside of my room, wagging her tail like she always does and she was happy to see that one of her owners was there for her. But as I took her walking and I hooked up my Ipod Touch and started hearing music, I thought I might give my good friend Richard a call. It turns out that he has this system of using minutes on his phone which is understandable since we as people have to be cautious about how we spend our money. After I found out that he had used up all his minutes, he instead texted me to tell me if i wanted to play some baseball and we met up at Scotlane . Usually we just throw the ball around in order to better my throwing and we did this for about an hour and a half until we were exhausted. Then we decided to get some food but we couldn’t decide where to eat but until that happened we told stories about being on the VTA bus and there were some great stories told about all the different types of people we have met. We ultimately decided to head to Red Brick Pizza on Coleman Avenue which was splendid because we talked about things which were bothering me for some time. Me and my best friend JC, had wanted to ask Richard for months as to why he didn’t drive and we also wanted to tell him that we listened to a certain type of music which isn’t the most convenient type of music. Once I told him about our liking of boy bands, he kind of chuckled at the fact and he said he had not expected for us to like that type of music. Then it took a few minutes for him to get the question of the driving out of me. I finally asked him and that’s where the fun began. Richard has always been the type that wants to save his money for bigger and better things. He admitted to me that driving a car is not something that he would like at this point in his life and would rather walk to places or would possibly like to take public transportation. We also talked about how having a car may make someone lazy or it could make a family less close than they should be when relating to my family being ones who did not drive before. He proceeded to tell me about something that shocked me and left me wondering: Why was I always the one driving my buddies JC and Richard around? The answer was that I was too nice of a guy and to summarize this in as short as possible: I am easily manipulated to believe some things and I can’t think for myself sometimes. Richard agreed and it kind of makes me sad that I am labeled as that nice guy but I have to find a way to be able to get away from that a bit. I can see that at work as well, which is Target, that there is a co-worker, who let’s just say we call him “Mickey Mouse” and he has a way of taking advantage of people. When I considered him somewhat of a friend I can tell that he took advantage of my niceness. Richard has such a deep mind and a good heart and he also told me that he felt bad for the fact that I am the one driving. JC is a good guy and like a brother to me but he has a way of doing things that I feel uncomfortable with. There are times when I’m left driving around to far away places and it’s fun to hang with JC but I have my needs as well and I feel that JC is sometimes acting as if it doesn’t matter. I understand that since he has gone with a breakup with his girlfriend, he drives less than before because he used to drive her around as well to work, to go out, and what not but this is a friend that he himself has claimed that he is going to know for years. He must think that since I work so much that I have tons of money but there are times when I have pay for my own possessions. I understand if he wants to save money for things later in life, but my question is if I had no car and Richard had no car, would he be willing to do the same for me that I do for him? Richard gave me a good perspective and as the saying goes, “Knowledge is a one way street but wisdom is looking both ways”. JC is the man but maybe he feels he gives enough by giving me advice about life or about certain experiences which is enjoyable to hear and most of it makes sense when it all plays out. One thing that I learned about myself today, appreciate those that are willing to tell you something straight to your face instead of listening to those that don’t know a damn thing about how you function. One day I will tell JC how I feel but Richard is right when he says that I need to voice my opinion more and we left it at one last thing: If I am going to be the one driving around, they need to help me out with gas money or paying for my food when we eat out. That would be real nice but I’m not sure if I wouldn’t feel a little bad to let others pay for me because I drive around to give back to others due to the fact that people did it for me.  It was a beautiful day because I found out how much I am appreciated by one of my close friends and I know that JC is my best friend because I practically see him every day but I need to tell him before I become a tool.