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A Quality Friend Is Priceless
And how we can all aspire to being one.
In my experience, the best kind of friends are the ones who are happy to put the work in, or ‘emotional labor’ on someone else’s behalf. They are also the friends that will help dig up your garden or mend a fence, if need be.
And you can call them up at unthinkable hours of the night; they really wont mind, but will be keen to support you and discuss anything you like. I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a really good friend to me.
However, many people lack compassion and empathy, and don’t put the effort in to help, or show any real interest in their friends, and are either busy judging them, comparing themselves, or have an ulterior motive for the union.
Are these people your friends?
Some people reject certain friends once they start having any ‘serious problems’, and some friends get rejected when they become too successful in one sphere or another, leaving an envious friend, uncomfortable with the relationship, going forward.
Unfortunately, many of us have come across people like those mentioned above. For some, it’s easier to ditch a friend than to step up and try to help; the effort required is just too much. However, this lets you know that certain types of people…
