Traitor
It's hard enough floating in the jobless limbo that, I used to think, befell all graduate students emerging fresh from college. What makes matters worse, though, is that one-time friends and associates feel the need to "sell-out" in what amounts to little more than abandoning those who have nothing tangible to offer them anymore. In a city teaming with like-minded, similar situated people, this seems like it wouldn't or shouldn't be a problem. It becomes a problem when one's circle is tight, confined and finite. In other words, one of the members of the circle is vacating willingly and for mysterious self-serving reasons.

I could go on, but it would probably cause much more trouble than it's worth, and here I'm speaking from previous experience. Just let it be said, that no matter what happens in the future, I intend to maintain a certain sense of loyalty to my associates, no matter how much success or lack thereof they meet and vice-versa. I would hope they would do the same, but sometimes life doesn't work out that way. Holding a grudge is a terrible, time-consuming waste of time, and this is why I'm venting here in an effort to avoid dwelling on it further.

Let it be said, though, that loyalty, which is a frequently used term can and often does lose relevance over the course of years, is something I hold as a prominent virtue to be upheld. I go on record here saying that I am and will continue to be loyal to my friends. If they choose to drop off at any point for selfish reasons, so be it. Nothing else matters in this time of uncertainty.