Quote for Friendship

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. 

                                                                       

                                                                       -  Euripides

                                                               

Ways in Maintaining Harmonious Relationship with Your Friends

“Friends are the family we choose for ourselves” as what they say. A good friendship is indeed something to savor and protect. A good friends are those who became a family to you. We may choose to have them but how are we going to protect that friendship and make it last harmoniously. Here are some tips on how to maintain harmonious and healthy relationship with your friends.

1.       Make Time and Show Appreciation- generosity is the key to happiness. Always thank your friends when he or she does something for you such as their support, advices, and their shoulders that they’ve offered you when you are in a rough time. Remember also to return favors when your friend goes out of his or her way to help you. Spend your spare time doing something new, plan some activities that both of you could enjoy.

2.       Support each other when things get rough- in life we can’t predict when hard times or rainy days will occur. Sometimes it just happens the day after our happiness. Sometimes our friend carries their own personal problem alone, so as a friend to them, we should be able to at least comfort them. We should tell them that we are willing to listen and tell them that we are always by their side no matter what.

3.       Build trust- this is just so simple but hard to do. When we are in a friendship, we should show to our peers that we are trustworthy enough and we have trust on them.

4.       Maintain contact- if someone is away, always keep I touch. Call them regularly and visit them when you can.

5.       Handle arguments maturity- when you and your friend have a conflict, don’t lash out and yell at them, talk with them about your problems calmly instead and listen to both sides.

Holding yourself with these five ways will help you develop with yourself and expand your potential to grow meaningful friendships through out life.

An Open Letter

We started to know each other since the day we took our first step here in the university. We’re strangers to each other but now it’s great to think every hour, every minute and seconds that we’re already friends. Not only friends but more than friend, you were my second home to me, my best friends and companion inside and outside the school.

I can’t imagine how will begin my life after graduation day -the life which you are not already by my side. Before we separate ways, there are a lot of words I wanted to tell you and I will start it with my…

Thank you, thank you for always my companion for almost three years. Thank you for all the laughter and tears, and all the memories that we shared since then. Thank you for the support and advices which you gave me when I needed. Thank you for the funny jokes or lines and stories that you shared. Thank you that I know you and you all became my friends.

I’m sorry, I’m sorry for not being with your side always. I’m sorry if I am not a friend that you think I could be. I’m sorry if I talked against you behind your back. I’m sorry if I can’t control my emotion sometimes.

I will never forget all of you. It’s been three years and I am already used seeing you always. I will never forget all of you, who could forget a kind of friends like you? You’ve been my crying shoulders when I am in my rainy days. You became my friends, sisters, and my family. Having you feels like I’m in a safe home always. I will always love all of you

                                                                                                                     Love,

                                                                                                                     April :)