I do not know who instilled this sense of forgiveness and acceptance in you, but it was one of the most loving acts I have witnessed in a very long time. Betrayed by your closest friend, I watched you accept the past and forgive, absolve your friend of his sins, and vow to protect his image, his name. You are quite possibly the best friend I have ever seen. What you did took strength I know not many people have. I could not do what you did. Yesterday, friend, you taught me much more in three hours than I could have ever learned on my own.
A friend like you, they are not easy to come by. After all of this time and you still ask me how I am, ask about my family, talk to me, laugh with me. What you feel was your most difficult task became your best moment, where you forgave someone for the biggest treachery one can commit against another. Someday, I hope to be able to draw from your example and do the same. I am not there yet, but you are. And you are an amazing person because of who you are and who you have become. The world would be a much better place with more people like you. I am proud of you for what you did and I know, maybe all too well, that your task was not easy, not anything I ever wanted you to experience.
I doubt you will ever read this. But yesterday I gained the greatest amount of respect for you. Know that yesterday, I did everything I could not to cry for you because even you said it, there is no point now. And in your weakest moment, you showed the greatest strength I have ever seen.
Whenever you need me, friend, I will be there for you. You have made me realize how much I can really hold a grudge, how much I can let anger permeate my daily life if I let it. You have made me realize what kind of friend I want to be, what kind of friend my friends deserve from me. Don’t ever lose this part of yourself, you have more faith, more strength, more love for others than I have ever seen before.
What you did was not easy, but you did it with the greatest love and care for someone else. You did what was selfless and honorable. You are an amazing person. Never change.
