Do you know why we need to be so serious and we need to be wise when we choose friends? The reason is the friends and the people who we choose to associate can shape our character. They can affect in many ways in our life.
The Seven Signs of a True Friend:
The First Sign:
The first sign is the Buddha says, He gives what is hard to give. What do you mean by that? Giving what is hard to give is not about material gifts, It is not about giving the gifts and the presents that you like, A true friend will give you his time, his or her time, the valuable thing, the most valuable thing in our life. The time, the dedication, listening, helping hand and care and kindness. These are the most valuable things and these are the most hardest thing that people find to give to other people. So a true friend will never be shy or never think twice to dedicate his time and his effort and his dedication towards your success. So the Buddha says the first sign of a true friend Is he gives what is hard to give.
The Second Sign:
The second sign is, the Buddha says, he does what is hard to do. Now, what do mean by that? It means a true friend will always step out of his comfort zone to help you. He will do what he finds hard to do for your own benefit. That is all about dedication. That is all about sacrifice. A true friend will always be there for you, no matter how hard he or she finds it. So, a true friend will do what is hard to do.
The Third Sign:
The third sign is, the Buddha says, He endures what is hard to endure. No matter how hard his life becomes or no matter how hard her life becomes, they will endure all the difficulties and tough times and they will be there for you. They will stand with you and they will face those tough times together. So these are all things about dedication of a true friend. Purely, they appear in their heart and they are always willing to help you. So this is all about dedication and sacrifice. So that is why the Buddha said, a true friend will endure what is hard to endure.
The Fourth & Fifth Sign:
The fourth sign is, I'd like to put fourth sign and the fifth sign together because it is all about the trust. The Buddha says, a true friend will protect your secrets. He will never reveal your secrets to anyone. And also, a true friend will reveal his secrets or her secrets to you. That means a true friend is trustworthy, You can trust him or her and they will trust you also. So a true friend is a friend who is trustworthy.
The Sixth Sign:
The next sign is, the Buddha says, a true friend is a friend who stands with you, when you face tough times in your life, When you hit misfortune, when the life strikes you with misfortune and when you hit the rock bottom in your life, a true friend will never abandon you. He or she will be there with you always, facing the tough times together, Lending their helping hand, caring for you and showing their kindness. Now, this is one of the best tests.
to find that your friend is a true friend or not, Because there are so many people who claim them to be the friends, but when we hit the misfortune, when we have troubles in our life, they're gone, So a true friend will be there for you, be there with you, no matter what happens in your life, even in your good days and even in your bad days, they will be here with you.
The Final Sign:
The final sign is, the Buddha says, When you hit misfortune and when you have tough times in your life, a true friend will never look down on you, They will never disgrace you. They will never disrespect you, They will always protect your personality, They have the respect in their heart for you. And also, they will be honest with you always, One of the best signs of a true friend is they will become honest, They will say what is wrong as wrong and they will say what is right as right, even though the truth will hurt you, So they're not that people who are like cheering you up always, right, keep in trying to keep you happy all the time and saying what is bad as good and good as bad, So remember, a true friend will never look down on you and they will be honest with you.
CONCLUSION:
So these are the signs of a true friend, After learning all these signs, then you will come up with this thought that, well, It is very hard to find a true friend. It is very difficult to find a true friend. You can tell me like, oh, it is very easy for you to say that these are the signs of a true friend, but it is difficult to find. People with these characteristics and people with these signs are very rare. That is what makes them exceptional. That is what makes them so much interesting. And that is what make them a true friend. Let's say you did not. You cannot find such a friend around you. Maybe you cannot find. There are some instances like that. So what can you do? Well, there's one thing that you can do and that is to build up these seven qualities within yourself and become a true friend to people around you. Once you create those qualities within you, you create a potential for another true Friends. So, That much for today's blog post. I hope it will sure helpful to you.
