Outside Reading #2

"Yeah, I’ll always be your friend. No matter what you love." (Meyer 409)
Once Alice comes back, Bella is worried that her and Jacob's friendship will be at risk, since Alice and Jacob are enemies. Jacob reassures her that it doesn't matter to him.
Sometimes, friendships are ruined because people have a hard time accepting the way people really are. For example, some people let their friendships go down the toilet just because one of their friends hangs out with someone that they don't like. Or if you're best friend tells you they are gay would you stop being their friend just because you don't agree with it? I would hope not, because if you really love someone, why would it matter what they love, who they are friends with, or what they do with their spare time? A lot of the time, especially in high school, people get so caught up in what others will think of them, that if their friend does something that would embarrass them, they try to avoid their friend and stop being friends with them, just so that people don't judge them, just because their friend does something that isn't cool enough, or accepting among their peers.
I really liked this quote because it shows that Jacob doesn't care about who she's friends with, and he loves her for who she really is. Those things aren't important to him.
If everyone stopped trying to impress people, and stopped caring so much what people think of them then I think there would be a lot less fights, and more people would be friends. Anyways, what does it matter, in ten years will it really make a difference in your life who you were friends with at the time or what you did or if you were cool enough?