Friendship

Thinking of friendship, I wrote this blog over four years ago and thought I would share it again.

We often talk about this friend and that friend and my friend and our friends. In Dublin City one might hear on the street or in a pub, “listen here my friend” or “listen here pal” which translates to be careful or else.

What is your definition of a friendship?

I am not talking about people who you may just know or the number of friends that you might share on Facebook. Once you have your definition, how many friends meet your definition?

If you have a real friend hold onto them and ask yourself what do you bring to this friendship.

Sometimes we have expectation that we do not communicate, but believe they should be met and we are then disappointed if they are not.

I read this definition recently, by William Shakespeare.
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”