FRIENDSHIP

          Being  a good  friend and having a good friend can enrich your days and bring you life-long  satisfaction. But  friendships do not just happen.  They have to be created and nurtured.  Building friendship is an art which proves with practice. Here are some rules for building good friendships.

         Make friends a priority. Many of us says,” I’d like  to have more friends but I just don’t have time.” However we all have time for the things we truly want to do. Therefore, we have to make time and rooms for friends.

         It is all right to leave your house a bit messier, the grass a little taller and skip a favourite television show ,for the sake of friends. These are  a small price to pay for the pleasures  of friendship.

         Stand by your friends during difficult times. This is important. But you could also do simple things to show that you care - send a birthday card, drop a   line ,make that call, send a bunch of flowers. These small things could make a world of difference in a friendship.

         Learn to be yourself with your friends. Let them know the real you. Do not pretend to be what you are not. Admit your faults and they appreciate you better. No one is perfect.

         Friends do not have to have the same interests or hobbies. Respect the differences among people. Do not keep score with your friends. It does not matter  who called or wrote  last. In the art of friendship ,giving is more important  than getting. Alexander Dumas said that friendship  is, ”Forgetting what one  gives and remembering what one receives.”

         Laugh with your friends. Laughter can brighten someone’s day and bring people closer together. Laughter releases tension and gives hope even in the bad situation.

         We need friends. Therefore we must work at keeping them.