Friendship And Its Expectations

Friendship And Its Expectations As we make friendships in life there are always expectations involved. Are these “strings” attached? Honestly, they are more conditional factors to meet to be worthy of the title “friend” from those you desire the company of. We can’t accept friends who bring us down. Instead, we must meet others expectations and set ones for our own friends. Friendship is not about give and take. Friendship means we must make connections with others who have goals similar to those of our own. 

 Friendship: The Bonding That Liberates 

We always love how we feel when we are around friends. Friendship should always build you and your friends up. If that is not happening, we are doing something detrimental to our souls. In an ever changing world full of text messages and social media, many are passing up on connecting with friends in the best way: face-to-face interaction. Does that mean things like Facebook, messengers, text messages, and Snapchat are a bad thing? Honestly, no, but at the same time we lose layers of interactions with each. When the telephone was invented many saw as either a decline to society or a great tool. Wives would tie up lines for hours talking to their friends who were in the comfort of their own home. It was the dawn of a new age. Now, here in 2017, we have many things like phones only even more impersonal. Those who know me know that I am a powerful communicator. However, I am afraid as time has taken both my friends and family that past reluctance of social media has changed. I do not want to voice an opinion in my life: I want to teach and nurture. As I grow older every moment I feel that my time is best spent sharing and legitimately caring about humanity. The expectations for personal friendship is merely one of non-physical nature. The reactions that I have towards the dearly departed is one of solemnity. I dedicated my life to not being a ruler or a master but one of being a friend and a companion. Every mark on my soul has made me stronger. 

 Friendship is a bonding that liberates the captive heart. We cannot believe life is better without friends. We need humanity and need to show it to other people. Humanity is the most beautiful thing in the world. The conditions you should have in a friendship must be a positive and cheerful experience. If someone does not want to show you empathy and sympathy then they cannot be a real friend. Upon meeting people and wishing a friendship with them, we should let them know what we want. Never hold back when it comes to being assertive. Being assertive will make you powerful and well loved. 

 We don't need to expect unrealistic things out of a friend. We should ask that they don't take advantage of us and they should bring us good and happy feelings. Yes, there is people out there near and far. However, you will have to scour the Earth for them. So set your standards and live a happy life full of smiling friends today.