Long-lasting friendships. Week 161

I have always been a person who liked to have many friends. My parents said that I was very chusmera, this means that I could never walk alone, I always had to be with my friends.

To date I still have friends from elementary school, high school, college and in each of the spaces in which I have developed, but over the years I have become more selective with people, I have learned to have that sixth sense that tells you that someone does not like you or does not deserve your trust, if he is not an expert in hypocrisy, of course. But I have also let myself be carried away by the feeling of affinity with someone with whom I gradually manage to feel comfortable enough to consider her a friend. So now my circle of friends is smaller.

A friendship can arise at any time, a quality I have for meeting people in the offline world is that I talk a lot, and that has allowed me to relate to many types of people, but although not all are considered my friends for the same reason I mentioned above, others with whom I have managed to connect emotionally have been my friends for a long time.

I believe that tolerance and respect are a must for a lasting friendship, you can’t expect your friends to think the same as you or act the way you expect them to, because we are all different and if you believe otherwise then you will always be disappointed in people and will not be able to appreciate what others can bring to your life because of those differences.

The true friendships, the ones that last over time, are those in which you can be yourself, you can express yourself freely, without fear of being judged and in which you know that sincerity and trust are part of the relationship. But to get to this point you must give yourself the opportunity to meet people, open yourself emotionally and expect other people to do the same.