Beyond the Ordinary: How a Chance Encounter Led to a Priceless Brotherhood
I am not sure who ever walks up to a person and says, "Hi, I'd like to be your friend." and that would be the beginning of their friendship. For me, the relationships I have with people that I truly call "friends" never started that way. Rather, our first encounters would have been something quite ordinary, but then something along the lines of our interactions happens, personalities are revealed more, and then gradually, something "not ordinary" happens: friendship.
It had been quite a while since I had been to church, as I had been away for a long time because of industrial training that was required of me. Before leaving for the industrial training, I had joined the church musicians so I could play the guitar for the church, and so when I returned, I hoped to do just that.
There were some new faces this time around, and one of those faces was that of one particular young man. At that time, I had no idea what instrument he played and didn't get to know for a while until the Sunday he did play.
We were all in church this very Sunday, but it was my first time actually playing on stage this day. My time to play came, and later on, it was time for this other individual to play the guitar for a different session. It was then that I knew he also played the guitar. And I was like, "Oh, really? Cool."
Fast forward to much after we introduced ourselves to each other and got acquainted with ourselves; he then came up with some concepts that sounded very much like something I was outrightly going to be uninterested in, owing to the then recent scam that I had experienced. He was going to tell me about Hive.
I play the guitar, and so he probably felt it was going to be something of value I could share about this "place" he was going to tell me about and as well be incentivized for sharing that value. And so therefore, he thought to initiate me into this world of his, about which I was going to be unenthusiastic.
I didn't want to and couldn't be impolite and seem pessimistic about new ideas and possible means of having a new stream of income, so I thought to give him a listen. If eventually I deem it "just another scam," I would have at least done well to keep an open mind at first. But then, everything from his perspective sounded too good to be true, with the majority seeming complex because of the blockchain terms I was just learning. However, this man did something I would consider out-of-the-ordinary, which then began the first weaving of the tapestry of my new life in this space.
He asked to spend the night at my apartment. This was solely for the purpose of taking enough time to enlighten me about this "Hive" he was talking about, to tell me what it really was about, how it worked, and to create an account for me. I considered this to be weird, as we were still very much strangers to one another. This was the 15th of February, 2022.
He indeed came over for what he had aimed to achieve. Rather than spend the night playing the guitar and jamming together, this man used his precious time for me—time that he could have used for something productive and beneficial to himself. And that was how it all began.
My account was created that night, but nothing happened on it for two months. No intro post, no nothing. But it wasn't new to him—that unenthusiastic behavior of mine, I mean—and so he made sure it wasn't too far from my mind by reminding me regularly. And so, one day, I thought to at least show some interest as a token of appreciation to this person who had taken his time to show me something prospective. After all, it wasn't going to cost me a penny, and so I created that intro post. Little did I know that we'd grow into something beyond and share something priceless: brotherhood.
From mentorship on this new space for a couple of months to playing the guitar together, and then to even more. It turned out that we shared a lot in common—more than we could have initially imagined. We are even often mistaken for twins everywhere. How interesting, right? And also, we happened to be in the same department at school, although at different levels.
Apparently, we share similar opinions and perspectives on certain matters. And from thereon, we grew closer and closer. Now, we are doing things together - like reading books.
With his immense influence in my life, I have become a much different person, been inspired as well, and even expanded my circle of friends, as we now even have mutual friendships with other people.
They say good friends must clash at one point or another and that this would be a test of their relationship. As much as I agree with that, I believe that good friends, if they are truly good friends, should understand the other person's values, boundaries, and personality—even if we learn new things every day—and then come to a compromise. That compromise should be to bring the relationship forward.
This is a relationship brother that I have come to cherish and value. And because of him, I can say I am a version of myself I would have been different from without it—a version I am grateful for.
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ℍ𝕖𝕪, 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕖𝕟𝕛𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥, 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕣𝕖𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕘, 𝕠𝕣 𝕦𝕡𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖. 𝕀𝕥'𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕.
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Awwnn😊
That was awesome, no one knows from where and how a true Friend will emerge, and through him now Hive recognised u and your talents. Nice write up @olujay
We don't go seeking them. They just find their ways on our path, somehow.
Thank you for reading.
You are lucky to have come across such a great friend, most guys would have given up due to your initial unenthusiastic attitude towards signing up on hive, but he didn't because he had your best interest at heart, friendship now referred to as brotherhood is an admirable kind of friendship. Continue staying true to each other.
You should be able to guess who that person may be.
I think I know, I've always thought @starstrings01 to be your biological brother though😃
😄
You are right. Good guess.
lucky you got a friend who is so good, that he is willing to stay at your apartment to teach you more details, and he also made you this hive account is one sincere friend, he wants to be successful together with you and will definitely always be your motivation
I'm grateful for him, and I do feel blessed.
Thank you for reading.
Wow... just wow
So this was how you and starstrings became brothers 😂😍, amazing...true friends are not forced. It happens naturally because there must be something in common btw the two friends
Such a sacrifice he made , and I guess out of his good heart and love for Ur friendship. I love the level you both are , regarding the friendship and also the expansion.
When we have such wonderful being, we gat to hold them firmly.
Enjoy 👍
Who told you it is starstrings I am taking about🌚???
Of course, what kind of friendship can stand by forcing things? None.
Me and this person (that Nkem does not know) share so many things in common. We make sacrifices for each other too.
Thank you for always being wonderful, Nkem.
Who no go know say na Starstrings? 🌚🌚 Unless the person reading this is new to this Blockchain.
Don't mind jay
We know everything even without mentioning names 😂
By their fruits we shall know them
Yes oo 😆
We know warris going on here. Lol
We know everything 😂😂👍
Ah ahnn...😂
Well, aren't we all one big family on Hive?
Hahaha 😂
We are 🤗
I specially wrote it that way for special people.😄
That's a good one.
Hahaha 😂🤣🤣
Look at you jay....u think u can trick me..lol
Who doesn't know about you and star here unless the person has not come across u guys blog
Enjoy your brotherhood ❤️👍
🤣🤣
Nkem ohh
I wrote the post that way for those that I know we'll and they know us too. It's a special post.
Thank you, Nkem.
Smiles 🥰
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Ummm great one. There's always that friend that sticks closer than a brother
Yes. Thank you.
I already knew who the person must be even though you didn't mention his name.... Starstringsssssssssss 😂😂
Who would have been like twins on Hive if not for you and him? Hehehehe
He actually did something out of the ordinary by coming over to spend the night with the sole aim of bringing a huge opportunity which you ended up embracing and enjoying.
I believe God orchestrated your meetings because he found you to be the best guy for the position of recording our Monday's hangout and even becoming a detective in the Neoxian community 😁😁😁
That was an amazing meet up and I hope your brotherhood journey continues.
😂😂🤣
If anybody, I cannot tell you and some people otherwise.
If not for Star, I may not have found Hive, which would mean I wouldn't have met the princessbusayo herself.
I can come reasonably far since I joined Hive, and I owe appreciation to the many people I have come across here on Hive (not just Star alone).
Thank you always for your amazing comment.
Hehehe. You are right. For every purpose, there is something to bring it to fruition. Wait! Did I just wrote that? Abeg I need to add to my quote in this year 😅😅
So, feel free to use it and source me and add (2023) 😆😆😆
Thank God we met on Hive and you have been good all the way.
True friendship comes naturally and true friend are lovely people that adds values to ones life.
Thank you.
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See me blushing here. Truth is I am ver grateful to have met you brother. I value every relationship I make, and I value yours twice as much.
As much as I may have contributed to your life, mine had also been positively impacted.
Thank you for giving Hive a chance. I am grateful for this.
You're an amazing man. You need to be told that regularly.