Being A Friend
Not all of us are natural nurturers – we can’t be all things to all people – but that doesn’t mean we cease being the person’s friend because he or she has become “too depressing” to be around. If that person wasn’t always that way – and he or she most likely wasn’t, otherwise you wouldn’t have made him or her your friend to begin with – then take it for what it is and understand that it’s only temporary. Are you thinking of dropping a particular friend because he or she says things you don’t agree with or doesn’t share your viewpoint on certain topics? If so, do you realize that you are, in effect, denying that person’s individuality – the same thing that drew you to him or her to start with? Do you find yourself turned off by a friend’s personality traits – his or her quirks? As long as your friend isn’t being nasty to you or doing anything to harm you, don’t let those quirks come between you because we all have them. Don’t forget, your friends accept you for who you are – you must accept them in the same way. You literally do have to take the bad with the good; this isn’t just a cliché. Most people over the age of 20 have issues, or baggage, however one wants to put it – it’s called Life. Those who appear to be baggage-free just have better PR than the others.
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true friends are hard to find… but one quality I really admire in a friend is his loyalty… even sometimes or even often you both have misunderstandings. That doesn’t matter at all… you don’t lose the love for a friend… both of you were just selfish at that particular moment not to agree in one situation or topic.”ego”. But after that, a friend is always there to observe what the friend needs…
The hell with “EGO”.