I've got a friend in you, you've got a friend in me

I got tagged by kuya Rino and my sweet endearing blogosphere sister Vera and with this post, I wish and convey my heartfelt thanks to them...

Many were said about friendship.... it's meaning and connotation has gone through the ages from the first century down to our present century....Before I pass this tag to my bosom friends here in blogosphere, let me first share with you some thoughts about friendship.

First, let’s define what it means to be a friend.

*Friends can be described as: “an intimate associate, reliable, one who is not an enemy or foe, an ally, etc”. Thus, based upon the definition of a friend, we can assert that friends should not betray one another, regardless of the circumstance. This is true, if and only if, it is in the best interest of the friend.

*Secondly, trust is an issue that every platonic friendship must deal with. Whether dealing with matters of trust is active or passive, its power is still a prevalent and pertinent quality that is mutually understood.

*Trust is an unwritten rule between friends and is defined as the “firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, reliability, justice, etc of another person.” Trust is also described as “faith”. When using a word such as “faith,” that describes a substantial belief in one another, it is very difficult to argue that breaking the trust of the friendship is ever in the best interest of the friend.

*Friendship is a relationship which takes time to build. There are many steps and stages to achieving a true friendship.

*Building a friendship has its stages. One meets a person and plants the seed of friendship. The friendship builds and continues to grow stronger. It requires devotion of time and patience to achieve peak communication between the two companions.

*The struggle to keep a solid friendship includes many obstacles and hardships. But compromising, devotion and the willingness to endure is bound to payoff in the end. It takes a long time to grow an old friendship.

*Friendship has its good and bad times. There comes a time when the relationship is just not working. It is preoccupied with disagreements and quarrels. It is on the verge of destruction. One must have the patience to deal with such frustrations.

*The willingness and determination to get the relationship working again come within. Compromising and persistence rebuilds the friendship and is once again re-established. As Socrates once said "Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art ! in, continue firm and constant". The friendship is blooming and is finally on its peak. It's great to have a strong and stable relationship which allows the two companions to share the joys and memories of life together.

*There are many valuable things in life, but friendship may be one of the most important. To live life without the experience of friendship, is life without living. Human interaction is a necessity to survival, but developed friendships are an essential to the successful well being of anyone.

Need I say more?

Now I will pass this tag to the following friends whom I treasure...in random order.

iRonnie ,Rebeccca ,thess ,Sasha ,brVince ,bluepanjeet ,chuva ,Wendy ,Jeprocks , karen ,melai ,JP aka Elmo at ibinabalik ko ulit sainyo, Vera and kuya Rino ang award na ito since, I've really gotten a friend in you!....

Bless you all!...