If I had to choose among the essential things in life, I would say the friends with whom you share it. Friends represent everything we are and love.
If I had to choose among the essential things in life, I would say the friends with whom you share it.
Friends represent everything we are and love.
Sadly, it's hard to find the right people to surround ourselves with, and, until then, we usually go through a lot of challenges. You'll meet all kinds of people; selfish ones who only care about themselves, jealous people, even abusive people.
Of course, it's wrong to expect that others will treat you the way you treat them, but naturally, we all wish to find friends that are a bit like us. And, most importantly, genuine friends.
Sooner or later, we come to the painful realization that only a few people actually care about how we feel. While we continue to go on this rough path, we witness all the toxicity and dishonesty in this world.
The ones we call friends are the ones that help us bear this wild journey we're on. They lift our spirits and support us no matter what. True friends inspire us to be the best version of ourselves and keep us grounded at the same time. They help us grow.
The key phrase here is "true friends. " Because nowadays, it's extremely rare to find a real, genuine human being that would not betray you the second they have a chance. Some of the friendships you develop on the way can entirely damage your mental health, make you feel worthless, and steal your happiness away.
Unfortunately, most of the time, you're completely oblivious to people's intentions until you get slapped by reality. You are either blind to see their true colors, or you try to convince yourself that there's still something good in them.
Sometimes you do not realize that it is much worse to keep fake friends around than to be on your own. You get so used to hanging out with them that you become afraid to let go and look for new friends. The idea of being alone scares you, even though it shouldn't.
Eventually, these fake friendships will distort your vision of the world around you. Someday, they'll show you their true colors, and it's going to hurt like hell.
But life is too short for fake friendships and relationships.
Nobody is going to give you back the time you wasted on toxic people and meaningless friendships. Being afraid of staying alone will only stop you from meeting genuine people. Life is too short to waste it with people who'll never support you and will only make you doubt yourself.
That's precisely why you need to put effort into finding people who make you feel good about yourself. People that would always have your back no matter what.
Be careful who you trust and make sure you don't blow your life away for people that only think about how to bring you down and hold you back. Surround yourself with kind, genuine people who illuminate your path.
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