The Foundation of Friendship

A lot has been said about friendship and how it is needed by a lot of people in order to survive.  It takes time, though, to truly know who the real true friends and who are those simply just using you.  It takes time because friendship is bounded with the foundation of trust, and trust can be molded through time.  Accordingly, a strong friendship is born out from the ups and downs of the relationship. Of course, no one misses the fun that friends create. We can be with our own selves and do crazy things if we are together with our close buddies.   No pretensions; just pure fun.

As mentioned earlier, there are a lot of factors that make-up a strong friendship. If these factors are present, then one can truly say that the friendship has withstood the test of time.

Loyalty. One can have many friends, but the question lies – how many friends are loyal to you? Friends who are loyal will never let you down in times of trouble; they are always there when you need their help or support.  It is like that your veins are connected into their veins, that anything troublesome to you is also troublesome to them.  Also, loyalty entails that they will never say anything adverse to you behind your back. True friends are ready to defend you all the time against hearsays or gossips against you.

Trust. Any relationship should be based on trust.  Among friends, this is very important because without trust, there will be doubts and suspicions.   If there is trust, the friendship will be solid as rock.

Fun. Of course, fun is synonymous to being with friends. If we look into ourselves and contemplate, we often do crazy and funny things if we are with our best of friends.  It is always nice to share adventures and thrills with friends such as getting into sports or simple stuff that you have never done before.  Just be merry and laugh as if there is no more tomorrow.  They say that one of the best times in your life is when you share a good laugh and unforgettable funny moments with friends. Meanwhile, some cannot help it that there are some “dirty” funs in between.

Reliability. Friends are the people whom we first call if we need help or simply if we want to celebrate something big.  Friends are always there when you need help, when you need someone to save you from distress – a shoulder to cry on when you are helpless; and a place to ransack when you just want to party.  Friends are those whom you usually spend with during the most important time of your life.

Honesty.  Who wants a friend who lies to you all the time? Openness to each other is very important among friends. We cannot please everybody, so do with our friends. We criticize their bad actuations and sometimes get annoyed with some of their attitudes that we cannot be with. We have to be open and honest with our friends if ever their remarks are already hurting us.  Also, honesty means being sincere with our intentions with each other and does not create lies that are detrimental to the person or to the friendship as a whole.

To sum it all up, friends are those we need the most in our lives in order to survive. There are things that we can only share or open-up with our friends and not to our family, girlfriends/boyfriends or colleagues.  Because friends are important in our lives, let us make sure that we treasure them and take care of them until the very end.