The Continuation..

What makes a good friend? Let’s make a list:

# Anyone who is not judgmental but will tell you the truth about you and your actions.

# Someone who does not compete with you unfairly.

# Anyone who is thrilled when things go brilliantly for you.

# A person who cheers you up when things look down.

# Someone who defends you bravely when people are vicious.

# Someone who is there to boost your morale and motivate you when you have failed.

# Anyone who will laugh with you, cry with you, and act silly, when the situation requires it.

# Someone who befriends you irrespective of who you are or where you come from.

Good and lasting friendships are always a blessing. Some friendships formed at school last a lifetime. Some people have friends but as they grow older, they change, their interests change and they move on and make other friends. Some friendships formed during your uni life or towards the end of your uni life and you find it it as good as the other friendships. This is because friendships cannot be measured from the duration but the quality of the friendship.

People say that when you grow older, like-minded people come into your life and friends who envied your success will move away. It is also a fact that you will eventually outgrow some of your friends.

Real friendship is like this. Time is of no essence. You can meet after four decades and it makes no difference to the joy and comradeship that you feel. The only issue would be trying to catch up with details about what you’ve been doing with your lives.

There is a pattern to every friendship: we hope that it will endure over time and distance, mistakes and misunderstandings.