Reality

What does reality mean to me? I believe that reality is seeing the world as it is not as you want it to be. Reality is hard and can sometimes be cold and unforgiving. But reality can change. I don't think it can have a set definition. If you want something really  bad and you work for it until you get it that has become part of your reality. I actually had part of what I would call my reality cleared up for me. I wished so much to believe in a friend of mine that I didn't realize that she was just using me. She was a big part of my life and so a part of my reality. The effect she had on my reality was not for the better. The reality of my situation hit me in the middle of a conversation we were having. Webster's dictionary states that reality is the quality or state of being real. In my situation what was real was that my friend just wanted to be around me for the things I could do for her.I think that reality is hard to see. No one really wants to face it no one can escape reality for long.