Friends: factors to consider when choosing good friends
Before I knew where I wanted to go with my life, it was easy for me to be friends with anyone, as long as we understood similar interests, common hobbies, and generally just clicking until I discovered that some of those friendships were not working because we would be pulling in different directions. Friends who celebrate your successes when you are successful and comfort you when you need it are preferred to friends in good weather who will only be there when the sun is shining. Some friends only stay because of a weakness you have, exploiting it. I would like to leave you ten considerations when you start new friends.
1. You can relate to everyone, but you cannot have a relationship with everyone.
2. Each level of relationship must have a defined purpose, the absence or ignorance of the purpose generally generates abuse
3. You must not allow everyone to enter the “inner chambers” of your life. If many people know the intimate details of your life, it means that you have problems with confidentiality. Visitors stay in the “living room” of their life. Not everyone enters the bedroom.
4. Access to your inner circle of tried and tested friends should be reserved only for those prequalified. She may be nice but untested, he may be wonderful but not good for you.
5. You may be limiting your life by dating the wrong people.
6. Bad influence on friendships, especially for younger ones, can lead to bad decisions. The reverse is also true when you have attracted friends who are assigned to the fulfillment of your cause in life.
7. When you’re excited about good news, you want to tell everyone. My advice is to be careful with whom you share certain information about yourself, as you could end up in trouble or a messy situation because the information did not reach the wrong ears. Share your valuable information with those who have earned your trust.
8. There is a friend closer than a brother. Paul had Silas and David had a close friendship with Jonathan. You need at least one that is very close and reliable.
9. I would rather a friend who tells me the truth that it hurts than a friend who covers up the problems that will eventually destroy me.
10. It has been said that friends are few during difficult times and everyone needs those few reliable friends that can be turned to to be there when you really need them. Treasure them and keep them because they protect you and will cover you when you are exposed to danger.