A True Friend

Who is a Friend?

Every day, I have always heard people use the word, sometimes, they use it to refer to other people, sometimes, it is used for those that mean a lot to you. "FRIEND" is a word that has been used in different context to mean different things entirely. Friendship totally means a relationship of mutual affection between people. A friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

How do you Know a true Friend?

The key word there is "bond". A synonym for bond is "attachment". A true friend who is really bonded to you must have the following attributes:

1. A true friend must be able to maintain his relationship or friendship with the other person no matter what the problem is and no matter what it takes.

2. He or She must respect the friendship you both share. Respecting the friendship means he or she must respect your opinions on matter concerning yourselves and those close to you.

3. He or she must not be self centered. I have been a victim of being friends with a self centered person who never respected our friendship one bit. He was only there to use me and I realized that very late. I some wish he could change his motive and be a true friend cause I was ready to accept him no matter how he was.

4. The above statement brings me to the third attribute a good friend who shares a bond with you must portray. He or she must be patient with you and should not be quick to anger concerning you faults and errors rather, he or she should be more of caring and loving to you.

Now we know that friendship is not just by it name and meaning, there is more to friendship than what people just call friendship.