sometimes i wonder, what are friendships all about? if i could liken them to anything, i would say that they are like war alliances. yes, i mean like the allies and the central powers, that kind of alliances.

but isn't it true? we make friends, mark them as our property, draw up war pacts and practise collective security, and aim to protect each other when the enemy comes?

sometimes, some are like italy, who went back on their word and joined the allies instead.
sometimes, some are like britain and france, who stayed allies even till world war .

but how reliable can we depend on this pacts? always? lifetime? seems to me, not. one day, soon, or later, they will break down. sooner or later, some will be like the nazi-soviet pact, and go back on their word of peace and invade their "partners."

i'm now skeptical of war. the battlelines are still being drawn. Countries are still changing sides.
where does that leave me?