Hi readers..
There is a saying that goes " no man is meant to be an island ". I believe that applies to all of us. People need other people for various reasons. Without the support of friends, life would be a lonely ride indeed. Friends are needed mostly as companions from which we can share each other's company, thoughts and opinions. The exchanging of ideas and such promote a better understanding of the people around us. There is better harmony and diversity.
Friends can also be encourager. Humans are emotional by nature. Our moods and feelings are often dictated by people around us and the circumstances surroundings us. In our most depressed state, friends can do wonders to lift us up and put matters into a better perspective as they provide us with a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen and a hand to guide us. A smile from a good friend will do more than a thousand words from a well-meaning acquittance. Our happiness, success and joy is doubled when we share with a friend. There is no limit to what a friend can do.
There is no denying that friends are important to us,however, it is equally important to realize that investing in friendships requires a vast amount of time, concern, and tender loving area. It takes a lot of wisdom to say the right things at the right times or to say nothing at all. The various intricacies of friendship extends further than birthdays and school, it travels along the road of life, meeting the needs of childhood, parenthood and death as well.
Friendship must endure the test of time when changes are made in order to adapt to the changing patterns of life. An unyielding heart is a great disaster of the harmony established in a friendship and must be avoided at all costs. Great friends are able to accept a friend to be himself or herself, even at the cost of friendship itself. Friendships found to adapt and grow will always be like a garden that is filled with wonderful flowers to enjoy.
The fact of the matter is, friends are essential to a person's growth and development. However friends also have the power to hurt us most. Being betrayed by a friend whom we thought we trusted, is ultimate blow. When so called 'friends' spread gossip, smear our good names and back stab us, those are times we are hurt the most. The mind cannot comprehend the betrayal and humility such 'friends' have put us through despite our sacrifices and loyalty we showered on them. Despite this, such incidents are important learning chapters in our lives and no one can do the job as well as these 'friends'.
More often than not, friends make our lives richer with the experiences we go through together, be they in our inner circle of friends or the outer circle, they each play an important role in diversifying our experience and knowledge. Friends, what what we would do without them? That's all by me.
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