One of the most beautiful things in life is friendships. It’s one of those things that God put in our lives to keep us in times when we feel like we can’t keep going on. Your friend is that person that you feel like yourself around. It’s that person that you can have the silliest and the smartest conversations with.
Friendship is beautiful, and I feel like it isn’t celebrated enough. People tend to take advantage of this word and they hurt the people ho love them so much. So, in this post, I’m going to be telling you some of the things that you could do to help nurture your friendship and be happier friends.
1. Be yourself: imagine going to the market in search of, say, a good Hp Pavilion laptop. Then you get to the market and you buy a very beautiful one and you get home only to find out that you have been duped and you got the opposite of what you asked for? That is exactly how your friends feel when they find out that you’re not who they think you are or who you’ve been acting as. They feel duped. Nobody is asking you to drip with perfection but, at least, be yourself around your friends. The right people will love you for you.
2. Honesty is key: it’s not only to your parents you say the truth. For a relationship to grow and blossom, both partners should be ready to be sincere with each other. If your friend comes to you and tells you to please check out something has been working on, don’t sugar coat your friend’s work. Yes, ne positive, encourage him and be there for him, but, the moment you begin to lie, you’d be putting your friend in a position where if he fails in the long run, you’ll be the one he’ll come after. So, let’s all be sincere with our friends.
3. Show compassion: I suck at this. My face can carry the same expression for years and you wouldn’t even know if I’m angry or happy. This isn’t right. If you want your friend to feel loved and happy, then you should learn to show compassion. Learn to show that you care, and they are important to you. Nobody wants to feel like they are a burden.
4. Support your friends: every time! They are in a competition? Vote for them. They are starting a business, support them with your finances and advertisements. They sell goods, buy from them. When you buy things for them or they offer you a service, pay in full. Your friend is into music, play his songs. She’s a dancer, share her dance videos. She lost someone, be there for her. Friendship is a support system and if you can’t support your friend then, what’s the need of being called a friend?
5. Apologize: a lot of people take their friends for granted. You feel like because you’ve known this person since five years ago, you can do things that will hurt them and not apologize because, “that’s how I am and she’s used to it already”. Nobody is used to your rubbish attitude! If you know you hurt your friend, apologize. Don’t defend yourself in your apology. Own up, say what you did, acknowledge that you are wrong and need to be forgiven. When you do this, your friend will know that you still respect him or her and that is very good for your friendship.
Thank you for reading!
Wink’s Corner
