Friends See the Journey

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A true friend is a book which never goes out of print

Friends are more pertinent to some than others. The definition also depends on your social circumstances. For example, you might have more ‘friends’ if you are a churchgoer even if you don’t see those people often, since you are considered to have a mostly joint spiritual and social understanding. However one lands on the definition and meaning of who a friend is, perhaps one helpful way to define them is as people who recognise and understand that you are on a life journey. Reciprocally, you will also recognise and support theirs.

Friends are not just accomplices who are present based on your current life circumstance. Following on, they are not people who might just be seeking something from you or, trying to piggy-back off a recent success. Friends accept a certain level of change and development in your life, without judging you or expecting you to always stay the same. Certainly, they will also hold you accountable if you drift off-course.

A friend will not seek to control or manipulate you to massage their own ego or reduce you to a feel-good factor in their lives.

None of this is to say that ‘temporary friends’ are bad people, but we are tremendously blessed if we have a core of long-lasting companions on our side. These are those who will show up when we at our lowest and rejoice for us when we are at our highest.

A true friend does not only ensure you are part of their journey; they are there for yours.