According to Eustache Deschamps “Friends are relatives you make for yourself.” Perfectly said and I totally agree with Eustache. No one chooses a friend for you; it is you alone that will determine who your friends should be. At this juncture you might ask, what are friends and what does it mean to have them. Friends give us company when we are lonely, and they are people we love to spend time with. Friends support us unconditionally and they are ready to accept us despite our shortcomings. Friends are there to hear our fears. Sometimes, friends know us better than we know ourselves. With honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our sorrow and laughter. They remind us that we are not alone with their presence. Friends fill our lives with beauty, joy and grace and make our world a better place. Friends are treasures. In life journey, you need a friend, someone you can count on, someone that can hold you so that you don't slip. That will not hesitate to point your mistakes. They are there to comfort us when we are down. Like a moving bus where passengers enter and go out at every bus stop, in life different people form part of the journey. In this journey called life we have the opportunity to meet variety of people. Some become casual acquaintances who will just smile and wave at when we see them and others don’t merit a second thought after they walk out of the door, but a select few will make it into the inner circle and become friends. Again friends also help us reach our highest level spiritually. In addition, friends are guides who come into our lives, play their roles and move on. Somehow, they have played their part and moved on. When we are down, friends can motivate us and they can provide for us when life falls apart. Like marriage made in heaven friends are there for us in good times and bad times. They are there when we need someone to rely on. They are there when all is well, and we want someone with who to share life’s pleasant and memorable moments. To crown it all, they are around when we want to have good time and they are at our disposal when we want to laugh or act silly. Many people today go through life with few friends and they have no one that they can call in good times or bad times. They are alone in life’s journey. While others have lots of friends and they always hang out together. In times of trouble, they always have someone to call. Life would have been boring without friends. Because we have magnitude of friends, we are on several occasion disturbed with the kind of friends we have. So when it comes to choosing whom we call our friends, there is need for us to be careful. Like the popular saying goes, “show me your friend and I will tell who you are” The kind of friends we associate with tell much about who we are. Friends are like our mirror, they are our own reflection. When it comes to having friends, we should always choose the ones who represent different stages of our lives and the paths that we've taken. It's important to be in company of friends who knows our worth. Your friends are people you select based on shared values, ideals, experiences, interests and beliefs. Your friends are your chosen family. Friendship is one of the best aspects of life. That said, certain friends are certainly much better than others .Friends come in different shades, you have real friend and fake friend and this can be hard to distinguish, but they are very different. Real friends are there for you anytime. You know for sure they will always be on your side, through thick and thin. They will never leave you when you are going through life challenges. When you knock, they are always willing to open the door for you. They feel and share your pains and they embrace your success and happiness. Fake friends are the ones that we rain praises when they are with you but at your back would say horrible things about you. If you really look at it, your enemies emanated from your friends. Without friends you won’t have enemies. The more friends you make, the more enemies you have. That is why I said earlier that you should be careful who you choose as your friend. Use this guide to figure out if your friends are your real friends
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