A Great Friend – Reciprocated
We’ve all experienced a friend turned foe. Some of us have been foes to people who thought we were their friend – Keep it 100! But have you been a great friend to your great friend?
You know, the friend who doesn’t mind being a work reference, no matter how many jobs you’ve applied for. Or that great friend who always says yes whenever you ask for a favor; like borrowing a couple of dollars until payday, or babysitting your kids when everyone else that you thought would say yes, said no. Don’t forget that great friend who always has time to listen to you vent about this situation, or that TMI thing that you just had to tell someone else.
Those kinds of friends are 1 in a million; they’re irreplaceable. If YOU have a great friend, be good to them. Because just like you need that solid, loyal friendship in your great friend; your great friends need great friends that are equally solid and loyal.
“To be a great friend; is to make the choice.”
Great friends are great friends because it’s in their character to be that way. It’s a choice they make every single day that they open their eyes and step out into society. That alone deserves reciprocation at minimum.
A simple ‘Thank You’ goes a long way. This is a great start at beginning the journey of being a great friend. You’d be surprised how many people don’t say ‘thank you’ after a kind gesture or kind act because of the ‘that’s what friends are for’ mentality. Many people have cut off friendships completely due to missing manners and imbalance in give and take.
Returning a favor is another way to be a great friend. If you’ve borrowed money from a person, it’s a great character trait, to pay the money back in the same expedient way in which the money was loaned to you. For the simple fact that everyone has bills and responsibilities. And I don’t know too many people in today’s time that can afford to loan money to someone with no return.
If you find yourself only contacting your great friend in your time of need, start sending ‘Just checking on you’ text messages or emails to your friend every once in a while; it goes a long way.
Many great friends have found themselves cutting dead weight eventually. People get tired of being used and taken for granted. People get tired of going out of their way for people who refuse to do the same in return. People get tired!
Shout out to all of the great friends of this universe. You are appreciated!