The Importance Of Friendships In My Life

Close friends often have a major impact on the choices that people make. A close

Friendship can have a significant impact on a person’s life in a positive and negative way. There are many definitions and types of friendship. In Todd May’s article “Friendship in an Age of Economics,” Aristotle believed that there are three types of friendship which are, “…those of pleasure, those of usefulness, and true friendship” (May). Friendship can be described as a bond between two people that have a connection which includes loyalty, acceptance, trust, and love. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, demonstrates a strong friendship between the main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small. Friendship can make people vulnerable in the way they trust, accept and love each other.

I literally opened my mouth and said, “ Uhhh Hmmmm….” It literally sounded like I couldn’t talk. But they laughed and said, “We are going to teach you how to mingle.” And so a friendship bloomed before me. All of them helped me cover up my fears of socializing, like small talk and meeting new people, and now I can talk to people with ease (well kind of but better than before) although I’m still filled with butterflies every time I talk. I can now say things like, “ My name is Jessica, what is your name?” and “ I’m okay, thank you, and hello.” Although everyone the person who was always there for me was her. The girl with her hair tied up, a smile on her face, and a heart of a true friend, Rozlynn. In the sixth grade I felt like we were drifting apart, like new friends came along and she hung out with them while I hung out with other friends. I pondered on this with much thought, walking back and forth around in my room. But that wasn’t the case. She made new friends and slowly and cautiously, I became friends with them. Now she considers me as one of her best friends and I feel the same way. Then one day she said, “ Next year, I’m moving to

Two people of different ages and genders can form solid friendship, which becomes their spiritual dependence and compensates their lacking of emotional care. Also, the end of friendship further demonstrates the importance of it. This paper will focus on Okyō and Kichizō’s friendship in “Separate Ways,” by Higuchi Ichiyo, and Park So-nyo and Lee Eun-gyu’s friendship in Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, to analyze the form and end of their friendships.

Friendship is exceedingly imperative to me and has been an immense influence on me and my life. The way it has impacted me has changed dramatically, starting in fourth grade when I was accepted into Quest, the advanced program in my school district. In fourth and fifth grade I made friends with a majority of the other kids in Quest. We were all quite close. We hung out all the time. At recess the entire class played capture the flag together, apart from the rest of the classes in our school. We always stuck up for each other. We were like a family. The changes and continuities with my relationships have sculpted my outlook on friendship and how I feel about my friends.

I believe that I can ruin my own opportunities. If I have a bad attitude one day, then that bad attitude could ruin more than just other people’s moods. I can ruin my friendships and relationships with people. It all comes down to me. I am the reason for failed relationships and friendships. I shelter myself and hide from the world, not wanting to deal with the reality of my life.

As time passes, the pure essence of friendship becomes less and less visible. Realizing that your life is moving so fast brings chills that go beyond the years you have already lived. Hanging out with my youth group gets rid of those thoughts entirely. All my life, I was under the impression that new is always better. My parents constantly encourage me to try activities and events that I would have never considered without their persistent nagging. Attending a church service with my youth group was one of those things. At first I was nervous and afraid, praying that I wouldn’t make a bad impression on them. To my surprise, every single one of them personally welcomed me with open arms. This was the first time I truly felt that I had made the right decision.

It is human nature to have friends. A friend is someone we know well and have a special bond with. They are there to listen when we need to talk or lend us a shoulder when we need to cry. Each friend we meet in life has their own unique personality. Therefore, the different joys they bring us make them such an important part of our life. We come across a variety of friends along the way who mean more than anything; some we cherish dearly and a few we question. Along the course of my life, I’ve had 3 types of friends who have made an impact on me, one is adventurous, another is a brutally honest, and lastly, one that has been a lifelong friend but only reaches out when it benefits her.

I lifted my backpack off of the sidewalk and kissed my mother goodbye. As I turned to walk away she quickly grabbed my arm and twisted me around. She pulled me in closer and softly said to me, “Remember our golden rule, treat others the way you would want to be treated and they will treat you the same.” I applied the ‘Golden Rule’ every year, from the beginning of kindergarten to the end of 8th grade. The golden rule taught me how to build friendships, see the best in people, openly accept them for how they come, and love them for who they are. Throughout the years the golden rule stopped being a rule and started to become a part of me. Little did I know, there was a downside to it. It was during my first year of high school when I realized that you could treat people the way you would like to be treated but that doesn’t mean they’re obligated to treat you the same.

All good things in life must eventually come to an end; a good book, a movie, even a tasty meal. Sometimes the end can be a good thing, like graduating from school, moving out of childhood home, or retirement. But like many other endings, the end of a multiple year friendship can leave you with a pit in your stomach, like you have just been punched in the gut. Friendships can end in different ways, sometimes one friend moves away or heads to college or you simply grow apart. But when you realize that your friend, your best friend, is a person who hurts you and is so consumed with themselves and their own motives that they forget how to be your friend; that’s what hurts the most. There comes a moment when your friendships flips from meaning everything to you to being nothing at all. In an instant they turn on you and make you seem like a horrible person because of their own issues and insecurities. Your best friend hurts you, leaves you broken and alone and all you are left with is thoughts of regret. Thoughts that you wasted years of your time and energy for someone who betrayed you within a matter of seconds.

Sadhu Vaswani, a famous Indian educationalist and spiritual leader, once said “If my love is without sacrifice it is selfish. Such a love is barter, For there is an exchange of love and devotion in return for something. This is conditional love.” This quote spoke to me because I felt like it said wonders about the challenges of friendship. We exchange love and devotion for more love and devotion and this is part of what makes life worth living. Not only our relationships but also the friendships we form throughout our lives and how we handle those friendships shapes us in many ways. What we value in Friendship is different for every one of us but for me, I believe how much effort you put into a friendship should determine what makes your friendship great. Friendship is not perfection, in fact, the best friendships are those of imperfection because people are flawed and make mistakes. True friends are measured by the sacrifices they are willing to make for you. The people who sacrificed themselves for me were some of my oldest friends.

Friends are very important to me in my life. Although you have family who loves you and always is there for you, it’s nice to have someone that you can always lean on. It is nice to have someone who is not biologically related to you, but someone that you can relate your life to them. Everyone has different reasons for why they need friends. My top three reasons I need friends are to add joy to my life, have someone to talk to, and have someone to be with. I need friends to add joy to my life because friends can make people happy and everyone deserves to be happy. It’s nice to know that you have someone and they can add joy to your life whenever you need it. Another trait or action I chose is having someone to talk to, like a listener. I need this in a friend because although you have family to talk too, it seems easier to talk to a friend that understands you and is the same age as you. Sometimes you don’t have a big problem, or it’s not a problem at all and you just want to talk about it. If it’s not a big deal and your parents don’t need to know about it, you can always talk to a friend. I love talking to friends because they listen, they understand, and they help. The last reason is because I need someone to be with. When I say that, I mean someone to be by you whenever you need them, someone to party with, someone to hang out with. I need a friend that can support me and be with me whenever. Whether I need them because it’s for something good or bad, I need to have

There are numerous valuable things in life, friendship might be a standout amongst the most essential. To live without the experience of fellowship, is presence without living. Human connection is a requirement for survival,yet developing friendships is essential to the successful wellbeing of anyone. The importance of a companion, and fellowship, relies upon one's own particular convictions. Diverse People have distinctive usage of their fellowships. The songs"We Are", "We Go!" and "We can!" by Hiroshi Kitadani, indicate how valuable friendships are and how they can enable individuals to defeat their challenges in their every day lives. Nonetheless, companionship are capable of allowing human beings to achieve their precious dreams regardless of whether they appear to be difficult to reach as a unique individual.

Friends make your life interesting and wonderful. Of course friends argue and have fights, that happens to everyone. That is how friendship is tested during these times of arguments and fights.

When I was in sixth grade, I had no friends. Simple as that, nobody really liked me. I sat with two of my friends at lunch that I’d been friends with since forever. But most of my friends from elementary school just stopped talking to me. They became popular, while I definitely did NOT. I was super nerdy and more of a try-hard than I am today. I came across as kind of self-absorbed and full of myself. But, really, more than anything I was lonely. I pushed away what I wanted most. I just wanted friends.