Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are

Friends aren't some extra things that you can do away with but are an essential part of our lives. Friends not only guide us but also help us in our journey to achieve what we want in life.

Friendship isn't about whom you have known for long but whom you can call in your times of need. When you are in need, you can always count on your friends for support and help. A true friend is someone who will always be there for you in your times of need, no matter what. Your friends should always be there for you when you need them, even if it's at inconvenient times.

Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are. Friends have lot of impacts in our lives. A popular adage says, a sheep that follows a dog will eat feaces. If we follow the wrong friends, we might get into trouble.

In today's world, social media can be quite powerful in shaping your core value system and also to direct you on the right path when you are lost. When choosing our friends, we need to consider their characteristics such as integrity, honesty, loyalty, etc.

In today's digitally connected world, the people you connect with are a reflection of who you are and what matters to you they represent your interests and personality.

Our friends are an extension of who we are. They help define our identity. For a generation, this identity has been shaped by social media. But with social media comes an inevitable dilemma – How real are the relationships formed and how far does the fake go?

We all seek friends. In our adolescence, in the teenage years, in our twenties, and even in our old age. However, not all of us are fortunate to have friends like we want. We come across many people in our journey of life who claim to be our friends even though they don't behave like one. Such false claims can ruin our faith in believing that there are still people on this planet who will stand by us through thick and thin.

We all want to progress in life but some people are not lucky enough to have friends who can give them a helping hand at the right time. Some friends make us believe that they stand by us when they really don't! At such times, we need to be careful and do an introspection to find out if those people are really our friends or otherwise.

How often do we question the relationships that form in this deception? What happens when you enter the world of a stranger, just to find that they know your entire family? The ability to create a false reality around us has only multiplied over time and this internet-generated fabric of our lives is more complex and confusing than ever before.

Every morning, we wake up and start a new day with a fresh, healthy spirit. Some decide to go to work, some decide to go out shopping and some decide to stay in and meet friends. Every time we meet our friends, each of us will bring something different. Some will bring happiness, lively mood or maybe a piece of good news. Whatever the case may be, we all know that friends has a powerful impact in our lives. As long as we live, we all need friends to support us through thick and thin.

Take a look at your friend circle over this past year, or even the past decade, who have you surrounded yourself with? Are these friends- are they who you aspire to be or are they holding you back? If we observe closely, we realize that our friends have a huge impact on how we behave and how we feel about ourselves. They also impact the way we picture our future, more than any other factor.

We want a better tomorrow, and that can only be achieved by having positive people around us, who help us grow and who share our vision. We want to live in a world where people respect each other and help each other grow. And our friend circle is the place where this starts.

The first step towards a better tomorrow is by making conscious choices about the kind of people we want to keep in this circle. The most important element of this process is to be mindful about it. We recommend spending time every day to think about the kind of people you surround yourself with. Make an honest list of all the people in your life. Think about what kind of influence they have on you, what impact they have on your happiness, and whether they include you in their activities.

Closing thought;

When you share your life with someone following him many times, your behaviors will be similar to him. And I think that's a good way to train yourself to be a better person.

To sum up, having friends, we can grow together, because they are all with you in your journey of growth. If you work with great friends and have a great network, it is only natural that your work will be great too.

To go through our life, like a wave, being alone sometimes is not so bad. If we have someone who will accept us for who we are and help us in our hard times, that's enough for me.