Friends are the family you choose. ~Jess C. Scott
Were you a fan of that wonderful American television sitcom Friends? Wouldn’t it have been great to share their company and all the fun they had in Central Perk?
For me, that show highlighted the important role that our friends play in our lives.
It is a fact that we don’t get to choose our family, but the good news is that we do get to choose our friends.
Friendship is a relationship of equals. A good friendship has a power dynamic that’s always in equilibrium.
Friends are the people whose company we enjoy, people with whom we feel a real sense of connection and with whom we share common interests.
They are also people we’d be willing to go out of our way to help if we thought they were in trouble.
Family and loyalty go together, of course. You can’t have one without the other. And a relative can be a friend too, of course. As Ross and Monica were in Friends, for instance.
However, just because you’re related to someone doesn’t mean you’ll like them or that they’ll like you. Being related is no guarantee you’ll enjoy their company.
So, if you have a few close friends, you’re lucky indeed.
Friendship adds a sparkle to a life that could otherwise be quite dull.
Poem about friendship:
If today’s theme has caught your imagination, you might like to read this poem I wrote, Friendship.
Some quotes that might appeal:
Here are 10 thought-provoking quotes about friendship:
If you have one true friend, you have more than your share. ~Thomas Fuller
A friend is a gift you give yourself. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
True friends are always together in spirit. ~L.M. Montgomery
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face. ~Maya Angelou
The greatest gift in life is friendship, and I have it. ~Hubert Humphrey
A single rose can be my garden, a single friend, my world. ~Author Unknown
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings. ~François de La Rochefoucauld
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still likes you. ~Elbert Hubbard
A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be anywhere else. ~Len Wein
There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met. ~William Butler Yeats
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