True Friendship True
Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship
in this often phony, temporary world Friendship involves recognition or
familiarity with another’s personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes,
interests, pursuits, and passion. How can we recognize
potential friendship Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and
perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that, genuine friendship involves a
shared sense of ca ring and concern, a desire to see one another grow and
develop, and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True
friendship involves action: doing something for someone else while expecting
nothing in return; sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or
negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship,
Trust, Accountability True friendship involves
relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation
in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say, "Oh, he’s a
good friend of mine," yet they never take time to spend time with that "good
friend." Friendship takes time:time to get to know each other, time to build
shared memories, time to invest in each other’s growth. Trust
is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our
lives, thoughts, feelings, and frustrations. We need to be able to share our
deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will end up on
the Internet the next day Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets
can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to.true
friendship. Without them, we often feel betrayed, left out, and lonely. In true
friendship, there is no backbiting, no negative thoughts, no turning
away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors.
Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been
an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are
dependable. In true friendship, unconditional love develops. We love our friends
no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. True friendship involves action: doing something for someone else while
expecting something in return.______