True friends are rare to make these days. Even if you believe you've connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may disappoint you. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.
A true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. Through good times and bad times, they will stand by you. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.
Trust is another important aspect. A true friend will keep your secrets. You can depend on them. They will listen and be someone you know you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.
Friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort in. To keep a true friendship, you must be honest.
There will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and last forever. St Thomas Aquinas said, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship” and it holds true.
Title: Ways to find a true friend | |
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Opinions on friends | ●True friends are rare to make these days. ●Those who you regarded as your friends may make you |
Characteristics of true friendship | A true friend will: ●support you happens. ●keep your secrets and be a good listener. |
Tips on how to keep friendship | ●Stay with your friends when they are in trouble. ●Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things to you. ●Beand you can keep a true friendship. |
●True friendship can bear various tests and last forever. |