We all need at least one “true friend”, despite what we may sometimes think and feel, we were not created to be solitary individuals; yet, it’s hard to make a good friend.  We all have lots of acquaintances; people we get together with for coffee, but would never think of sharing any of our personal or meaningful life details with them; thus, the conversation for the most part will remain superficial.   So many people confuse acquaintances with true friends and get hurt when these acquaintances do something malicious that hurts them.  I have often wondered how someone will describe themselves to others as your friend yet have the audacity to say mean things about you or do malicious things to you.  You have heard the expression, “with friends like that who needs enemies”?

Friendship like any other relationship is a two-way street and requires commitment and hard work.  You cannot expect to take all the time without giving back.  Even if what you give back cannot be quantified, if it helps your friend, it is valuable.  Sometimes the best thing a friend can do is give you the gift of their time, time to listen to you as you work through a problem or deal with a loss.  I do not need material things from people and that is where many people get confused.  I want to share my dreams and listen to you do the same.  We see each other, flaws and all and there is no judgment.  We trust and respect each other.  We are honest with each other. We know we can count on each other when we are feeling down and we never take the other for granted because we understand that a true friend is hard to find.

How many people in your life truly deserve the term “true friend”?

SOURCE OF IMAGE: SHDR