Thoughts on friendship

THOUGHTS ON:

BY CHUCK MORRIS

Friendship

We start early. By the time you enter school, you have probably made some friends, though they are likely better termed as playmates. Once in school, you will align yourself with others who may

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

share similar likes and dislikes as yourself. Sometimes the person you identify with is someone who is as outgoing as you are, or perhaps as timid as you are.

By the time we are into our adult years, we have usually developed friendships with many people. Some only lasted through our school years and others have lasted for any number of years since we’ve moved into our working lives. We all change as we age and figure out where we are going in life. If one stops and looks back, it is easy to see where those changes took place and how it affected your friendship with others.

Great friends can anticipate your next move! They feel your excitement and your pain. They encourage you when you could use a little encouragement. Great friends listen to you and offer comments to help you through difficult times.

When you take a good hard look at your life, it is difficult NOT to include your friends. How have they affected your decisions? How many friends do you have that you can count on when the going gets tough? How comfortable are you approaching one of your friends and asking for advice, or even asking for help?

The synergy of these kinds of relationships can move mountains. Think about it. There may have been a time when you were hesitant to go ahead with a project or to make a decision that affected others, and hours were spent pondering outcomes. A brief (or in-depth) conversation with one of your friends helped you move in the correct direction to achieve a successful conclusion to the problem. This happens all the time!

How do you keep the friendship alive? Sometimes in our busy lives we get caught up with the work and the long

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

hours we commit to our jobs, forgetting about our friends. The balance of our lives must include dialogue not only with your working peers and your family but MUST also include your friends. It is far too easy to miss a week, a month or much longer without calling or dropping in to visit even briefly with them.

Take a few minutes at the end of the day and pick up the phone to call one of your friends. Pick someone you have not communicated with for quite awhile. Make their day and continue to cultivate your friendships. They are an important part of your life! ❏

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