Rosenshontz
A good friend
Everybody needs one
A good friend
It's so hard to find
A good friend
So take my advice
Get yourself a good good friend
You can find a good friend walkin' to school
All you got to do is follow the golden rule
Do unto others as you'd have 'em do to you
And believe it or not before you are through
You've got
A friend will always stand up for you in a fight
Call you on the telephone every single night
Write you a letter when you're far away
And like gum on your shoe, stick by you day to day
That's
A friend will always help you spend your last dime.
(Thanks a lot!)
And beat you at monopoly every single time
(Go to jail?)
He'll eat up all your cookies when he comes for lunch
(Oatmeal raisin)
Wouldn't it be great to have a whole big bunch of
A good friend
Everybody needs some
A good friend
They're so hard to find
A good friend
So take my advice
Get yourself some good good friends
Can't live without them
Get yourself some good good friends
Ones you can count on
Get yourself some good good friends
They'll keep a secret
Get yourself some good good friends
every once in a while i come across something or the other which reminds me of my distressing past. i don’t enjoy these minor eventualities but i think of them as serving a purpose and reminding me of what i went through, the mistakes, and what i shouldn’t be repeating. they upset me, perhaps momentarily, perhaps for a day, perhaps even for two. who has not come across a ‘bad day’. amidst these mists of emotions and confused thoughts, i end up hurting someone, usually someone who meant me no harm and was probably just trying to help. it tries the ties of friendship and one knows that a good friend gives another the space to be themselves. i have so much to say about friendship, but i have no idea where to begin. i feel so experienced on the ‘what nots’ i have no idea about ‘how tos’. why is it that people behave like they know you inside out one day and like you are a complete stranger the next day? what is the reasoning behind it... not confronting the person at hand about some personal problem just breeds misunderstanding. i don’t understand friendship and i never have. most people i have come across thought it was god’s gift to man/woman but i think it’s a nuisance. people, so-called ‘friends’ have given me nothing but grief and something to think twice about. from what i gather, that’s not friendship.
some of my thoughts on friendship, they might be other peoples thoughts also, but they are what i BeLiEvE in. ..
- friends are there for you when you least expect them to be
- friends are the people who are there for you when the world turns its back on you
- friends are the people who think you are in the right when the world thinks you are wrong
- friends are the people who tell you the truth knowing that a lie would hurt less
- friends are the people who defend you even if they believe what you’re doing is not justified
- a friend allows you to make mistakes
- a friend never says ‘its ok’ when its not
- a friend knows when its not ok
- when something (unfortunate) happens to you when you least expect, friends are the people who will turn to you without even hesitating a moment and ask ‘are you ok?’ or say ‘cheer up’
- honesty is the foundation of a good friendship, or any relationship for that matter.
- laughter is an essential element in friendship but it is not the only one
- good friends know when to empathise and sympathise and when to leave you alone
- friends know when to talk and when to listen
- and when to advise
kuE's note: this is in reference of my post on 'friends'.
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