Friends
Posted on Saturday, 4 February 2017
Happy Friendship Day!
FRIENDS
By Apolinario Villalobos
Friends are people and as such have
different characters, as no two persons are alike, not even twins. And, because
of the varying characters of friends, they can be classified into several
kinds:
- Friends who use their “friends” for selfish motives.
- Friends who boost their ego at the expense of their “friends”.
- Friends who are actually “enemies” in disguise.
There are no permanent friends, as in a
group, any “friend” can sow distrust resulting to a break-up. There may be
reconciliation, but whatever fracture that resulted could not be totally
healed. In Tagalog it means, “may lamat na ang samahan”.
As a simple precaution, in any “friendly”
relationship, there should be restraint in revealing the total self. Only the
arrogant will reveal to a “friend” about his fat bank account in order to give
an impression of his being a superior financial-wise. Only the arrogant will
reveal to a “trusted” colleague about his sexual escapades to prove his
machismo. And, only the arrogant will reveal to a business associate the total
expanse of his clout or connections to prove that he is powerful.
Making friends is a risky endeavor as one
might accidentally connect with any of the three kinds mentioned above. In
making friends, make sure that resulting detrimental situations can be handled.
However, if you are any of the three mentioned above, PLEASE….change your ways,
because, although, your would-be victims may not be aware of your intention,
there is SOMEBODY who knows everything!
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