What Is True Friendship?

Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous. - Ambrose Bierce. Is this true in your case or do you have friends who may not be so famous or known but are always for you when you need them or vice versa? Friendship is a relationship that is very tricky. One does not know when a friendship turns in to enmity. The need is to keep an understanding of friends like we do for ourselves. Most of us have accepted ourselves with all our faults. The same should be true for friends.

Those of us who try finding faults with friends should carry out a simple exercise. Give plain paper sheets to your friends. Ask them to write all your pluses and minuses, rather get this type written and unsigned. Then all comments will be anonymous. Then go through all the sheets. You may be pleasantly surprised and also shocked. You may not believe some of the comments. You will be amazed that you have so many bad qualities and also so many good qualities. This will bring a better perspective about human understanding and behavior.

Anna Cummins said that- Do not save your loving speeches for your friends till they are dead. Do not write them on their tombstones, speak them rather now instead. Valuing friends is very important. It is more important to first understand who is your true friend. A friend must be a friend in need. If your friends make excuses when you need them then you are wasting your time on such friendships. You should also be there for them when they are in need. A friend means that the person will be with you through all circumstances. A friend is totally different than an acquaintance.

How to have happy friends? This is a very important question. Who likes friends who don't smile and laugh? Who enjoys meeting friends who look serious? Not any of us.

What about ourselves? Do we make happy friendships? Do we make our friends happy? before thinking about others, wouldn't it be better if we first analyze our own self? Do we smile often when we are with our friends? Do we laugh at the smallest joke? Or we have a serious expression on our face all the time with our friends? Let us first think about our own behavior and correct whatever we can.

Making happy friendships -

Make yourself look happy with your friends and your friends will reflect. That is the secret of happy friendship. Our emotions are reflected in our body language. The reverse is equally true. Does this help us? it does. it can change our state of mind by changing our physical state. For example, if you are feeling bored, try to look cheerful and you will start becoming cheerful. It is strange, but it works. If you are feeling sad, try to look happy. You will find the sadness going away. Isn't it great?

How do we talk with friends -

Happiness also depends on what do we talk with our friends. Are we always talking of our own life or do we also listen to them. Listening is the best way to make friends happy. Listen and do it carefully. No pretensions. Your friends will be happy that someone heard them out without interruption. You will also be making your friendship stronger. Listening is very good. by listening, we make the other person feel important. we also make him/her feel happy and relieved. By talking things out, one feels relieved. Isn't it?

Give and you shall receive. the third law of Newton. Apply this law in your life and make happy friends. You can make them happy right now by telling them about how much you appreciate their friendship. listening to your friends, keeping happy state of mind in their company and appreciating the friendship will make happy friends. Make your life happier and your relationships stronger with happy friends.

The author writes text messages and advises for internet and social networking content like photo effects and myspace comments. He also writes quizzes on subjects like fun personality, etc.

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