I was reading a book recently about friendships. It talked a lot about being a good friend by being there for eachother, but giving them space, and really caring for your closest friend. I had been thinking about the book throughout today and at school. I realized that there wasnt anyone I would call a really "close" friend. There are people who are my friends but not ones who I would say are close. The reason I say this is because many people these days are to involved with gossip, but then on the other hand trying to be friends with everyone.
"A friend to all is a friend to none" English proverb
"I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everybody." Herbert Bayard Swope
This doesnt work out because who can really focus on a true solid friend when they are so focused on being friends with everyone. To be a close friend for someone we have to be there for eachother and trust eachother to tell and talk to them about anything. It seems as if today's society has forgotten what a true friend is. And that true friends are the ones who help you become a better and stronger person and you do the same for them.
"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches but to reveal to him his own." Benjamin Disraeli
I believe that true friends are very hard to find, but that God will put them into our lives when he knows we need them most. I believe that when we feel we just need a close friend to be there and to talk to is when really we need to talk and really come into deep prayer with God. God will put the right people in our lives to be our close friends and when he does that we need to be a true friend to them.
"Who finds a faithful friend, finds treasure." Jewish saying
"A faithful friend is the medicine of life." Apocrypha
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