"A friend is a person whom one knows well and likes; A supporter or an ally".
We all have a friend, or friends whom we know well, and they know us well too. It all started with a simple "hello" somewhere in this big world. We have learned to know each other, and gain each other's trust. We have opened doors that anyone who is not a friend cannot open.
Having friends is a nice thing, it bring joy to the heart and creates social lives for us. But having too many friends can be unhealthy. I feel that if you cannot count your friends in one hand, or both hands, you might have a problem. Not everyone you call your "friend" is really your friend. Some friends laugh with you; in your eyes, it seems all too good, but behind your back, there are arrows pointing at you, waiting to stab you at an angle that you least expect to bring you down.
We have friends to talk to, to share secrets with, and to give advice when needed. But sometimes, you cannot tell your own friends when something is happening in your life. Those very same friends are the same friends that will wish for something bad to happen to you, or wish for a plan to go wrong so that they can carry the plan out for themselves. They sabotage you to get what you could have had or achieved. It is better to do things in silence, let your friends see the outcomes of your hard work. If they ask you why you did not tell them about whatever it is that you have achieved, tell them that "God does not reveal His work while He is still working, He reveals the final product".
Having a life without friends can be boring. We need friends to share all the fun things with, like going out for movies, lunch. or going to concerts. We need people to support, encourage and do silly things with, like laughing at random things and dancing to that one song that we all like.
In high school, I had about thirteen friends.we were a "crew". We all got along very well. But there was a few that paired themselves with others among the group, it was like they were closer to some and a bit uncertain of the others. They were always together and though I am not sure of this, they shared some stuff with others that they did not share with the rest.I guess they were not really "friends". At the end of our high school journey, we all separated. Out of the thirteen friends, I am still friends with three. And it is not because the other ten did me wrong, it is because I realised that one needs to grow up and leave the whole "crew" thing behind. I outgrew the ten friends. Many young people notice their real friends after high school, and that is okay. Some people come into our lives for a season, as a lesson, or for a lifetime, be grateful for all of them, for you could have never been at this point of your journey in life if you had never come across those people.
When you do find friends that can be there for a lifetime, leave room for disappointment, fights and precious moments. These friends will be like your siblings, appreciate them, for you will never know what you had until it is gone, and that is friendship.
