As individuals,we need people to survive,we need friends so importantly,I imagine a lonely world,it could be such an incomplete one. Friends could be assets and at the same time could be liability.
Friends can kill and they can bring to life,friends can wound and they can also heal,they could be the bullet piercing you through while at the same time,they could be the healing balm.
However,friends are help meet on your way to achieving and climbing up.It is very important that whenever one is in a relationship with anyone termed a friend and for over a period,maybe distance or whatever came in between and the closeness is no longer as it used to be,when opportunities avail again and the Proximity returns as it was,the little period of separation should not be taken for granted.
I remember the saying of my old time friend,Mike Adegbola which goes thus;
When seeing a very good friend in which distance and time have separated and come in between you both,never make a mistake of asking;friend,how are you?but rather,ask,friend:What have you become?.
This is very important because some persons while they have been separated,life has thrown some challenges at them,while some had welcomed such with positive vibes,others have chosen to embrace life the other way round.Therefore, do not go about vouching and being a surety for a friend whom you once knew so well because they may have become criminals,betrayals, stabbers,killers and even destructive termites.
When next you meet an old friend,remember,do not ask how have you been only but it may be good to ask for courtesy but rather focus more especially if the time and distance factor had played a separation role,ask,friend,what have you become?
LIFE QUOTE
Friends could add to us and could also subtract from us. We must choose our friends wisely.
ReplyDeleteVery important to choose friends wisely
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ReplyDeleteTrue. Knowing who the friend has become in the number of years that separated you is key. For all one knows, he/she might not be the same again, even if the person happened to be your one time best friend. I've seen it happen over and over again.
ReplyDeleteNice article. Kudos ma'am.