Friends
Posted on Friday, 11 August 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…HE IS UP THERE, LOOKING DOWN AT US!
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