"Valuing

friendship"
by Godoroja Daniela
Good friends are vitally important to your mental health and to the quality of your life. To live and
to love are inseparable from each other. Friendship is an opportunity to love, to learn about
yourself, to mature as a human being, and to open up to the full experience of life.
Friends take time. You have to call them, and
make the effort to be with them. You have to be
willing to let them get to know you and it has to
go deeper than just the superficial stuff. You have
to respect them enough to allow for disagreement
in your relationship, and allow your friend the
freedom to be different from you without censure.
A friend has to be important enough for you to
make a significant space for them in your life and
in your heart.
Together with friends you can do different activities, for example a trip with tents,
video games, walks in the park, etc.
Developing true friendships may sound like a lot
of work but the joy of experiencing life with an
open heart and sharing it with a true friend are
worth it. Besides, you will live longer and be in
good company along the way.
THE END