Friendship

Friendship is one of the most beautiful experiences in life. Throughout my life, I have understood what it means to be a friend, to have a friend, and to be in a friendship with someone, but also what is a breakup and what it is like. Friendship is something that is less and less imbued with true quality. What I see around me today are relationships whose reason is to make friendships and acquaintances in order to exploit someone’s connections or influences.

Friendship is misunderstood by most people today. It does not matter whether it is an exploitation related to monologues that results in the strengthening of the ego of the person holding the monologue or it is an exploitation for the sake of intelligence, knowledge or business connections. These are not friendships. These are the selfish goals of individuals. This is not a bad thing if you talk about these people as good acquaintances. Otherwise, it is misunderstanding of the essence of friendship.

A person cannot have many friends. They can have so many that they can count them on the fingers of one hand. Everything else is acquaintances.

Friendship is built over the years, because it is a form of relationship between two people. But two people who are in sincere friendship feel connected immediately, as it is in all good and quality relationships. It should be borne in mind that there are always, and mostly at the beginning, setbacks, which means misunderstandings or petty quarrels. Friendship means open and honest communication to clear up any contradictions.

I have a friend with whom I have been in a true and sincere friendship for over twenty years. At the beginning of our friendship, there was a disagreement about a banal thing like closing the door due to drafts. We haven’t communicated in a year. After that, I approached first and said that I would like to continue the friendly relationship, to which she said that she did not even think that we had broken it off. This was followed by an explanation on my part of how I felt about her reaction to my request at the time, to which she apologized to me and said that she did not understand it and that she would have acted differently. After all, she said there was probably something that made her angry, so she reacted unacceptably.

Friendship is constant open communication. Always clarify everything, if possible, as soon as thoughts and feelings subside. There is no pride in friendship, no superiors and subordinates, no expression of ego. Friendship is full of understanding, support, and expression of true feelings and truth. Don’t let one banal thing make you lose a great friend. Talk, explain, listen.

Advice is always welcome in a friendship, because a friend usually knows you very well and knows how to approach the situation regarding your personality and way of thinking in order to make it easier to understand and resolve. It usually tells you not what you would like to hear, but what would be acceptable and good in relation to you as a person. A friend is not telling you that you need to follow his advice, but he is telling you to think carefully, help you find guidance and find the conclusion and answer that is best for you.

A friend shares with you both the bad and the good side of you. A friend helps you and points out flaws in your behavior. A friend helps you understand yourself and your mistakes so that you can develop in a positive direction. A friend is one with whom you raise the positive energy of each other by raising the level of consciousness. True friendship is truly the most valuable thing in life.

I have two more friends that I could not help but mention, because all three are extremely great support in my life.

I have my own topics with every friend, and that fulfills me. Each has her own character. Each has her own style and way of living and thinking, but they are invaluable to me.

Keep your friends, be open and honest, communicate, and you will always have a shoulder to cry on, a great company for laughing and the most confidential company for intimate conversations.