FRIENDSHIP

There's a popular saying that, a good friend is worth more than silver and gold. Well, friendship cannot be over-emphasized in our lives, because some friends are more than just friends. Friends are indicators, friends are motivators, friends are great influencers and of course connections.

The friendship we have today is what our children will call connection tomorrow. 

The kinds of friends we keep sometimes define us in a way that we change personalities according to their lifestyles, especially when the friendship is close enough. It's simple if your closest friends smoke, there's every possibility you would smoke too, if your friends are goal-getters I don't see you being lazy unless you choose to, or you want to be lazy.

Tell me your friend and I'll tell you exactly who you are, it's not only an adage but a very simple fact that is real, friendship shapes us into good or bad. When you're praying for a good spouse, do well to pray for their friends to be good too, because too much familiarity brings leverage even in characters. According to the Oxford dictionary, a friend is "A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection".  Friendship brings company, friendship gives confidence, and friendship paves the way, so if you don't have a friend, kindly go get one, because it is not as easy as it seems when you don't have anyone who could at least give you the least suggestions and help you willingly without much stress.

A friend is an associate who provides assistance and genuine care, it is not everybody you meet every day you call your friend, of course, there is a difference between a friend and a colleague in the workplace, at school etc, there's a difference between a friend and a neighbour, it is not everybody who encountered you, your friend. Friendship is more than just talks and hangouts or exchange of pleasantries now and then, or someone u usually meet on your way home from your daily activities, friendship is deeper than that.

Bad friends are corrupt, bad friends will make you lose focus and not do things the way they should, many marriages are destroyed today because of bad friendship, advice, and sentimental guidance, you are making a mistake if you think your friend wouldn't give you bad advice in life, sometimes words fail you and that's exactly how it is in everybody's case if u would understand properly. Learn to make certain decisions for yourself and don't let friendship influence you much. Even a good friend can give u wrong advice to suit their interest in you, I mean if your friend isn't married or not yet a mother I don't see them giving you good guidance in marriage or motherhood every time because the experience they say is the greatest teacher. Engage yourself in a selfless friendship, a friendship that would not ask for anything in return. Good friends sometimes do good things for us, things our family members can't even do for us, good friendship goes all the way for their friends no matter what happens, people who stand by you, people who love seeing you grow, people who don't talk down on you but gives you blunt good advice whether it suits ur sentiments or not are your real friends, sometimes sentiments make us choose bad friends, due to maybe we want to be grateful or we want to choose alone, maybe we know them long ago, or our parents are very close etc, we don't choose friends alone rather they choose us too, it must be a mutual choice before you can confidently call someone your friend. Any one-sided friendship is not worth it, friends who can't give you a developing mind, confidence and simple help they render to others are not worthy to be called your friends no matter what or how you choose to see it. Choose your friends wisely...

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