Love

In the spring of 2005, my second semester of my freshmen year, I jabari met someone who changed the way I looked and felt about love. When I first met I thought he was loud, overly cocky, slightly immature and extremely handsome. He got on my last nerves. We met through a mutual friend and we hung out all the time. He would always start something with me, playing the dozens tripping me up anything he knew would annoy the hell out of me. But as I really got to know him the things that I found annoying became some of things that I loved. We became close friends fast, and began to spend a lot of time together and as I began to meet his friends and family and see how he interacted with them, it became apparent that he was something truly special. He was patient, kind, funny, courageous, ambitious and a free spirit.

Jabari taught me how to be in a relationship and love the right way. He made me realize that when you love someone you don’t tear them down, you build them up and make them stronger. That is the main thing I learned from him, and the same thing goes for loving yourself. jabari showed me that anything is in my reach and to achieve goals because I want to and no just to make others happy. I learned to take time out for me, put myself first and to say no. this love taught me to value myself and to enjoy life.