LOL... this is my second post in like 4 hours... I think too much LOL but I was looking @ my cousin's facebook page and came across this silly horoscope thingy... I usually don't pay attention to them because it's not telling you your future or anything... but this one caught my attention because it was about friends... and my cousin and I are only 20 days apart so we have the same lil zodiac thingy...
anyway the thing said "A friend's words may come off harsh, but they truly mean well. Think about what your friend's trying to say to you and try not to be too sensitive." This was very interesting to me... of course because all I'm thinking about it friends... How many times do we misinterpret what people say and become offended because of it and then stop talking to the person when they meant well??? Isn't the point of a friendship to be able to help one another by telling each other the truth??? I mean if you can't take the truth, what you want lies??? LOL Honestly, a friend who lies to you to save you from pain is no friend... But that just goes back to are they a true friend anyway? Or just someone you call your friend but in actuality they're just someone you know...
The bible says Jesus was a friend who stuck closer than a brother... and Jesus never lied to his friends... in fact he chewed them out when they left him hanging in the garden of Gethsemane... But it was all out of love... How do you take your friend's words? How do you tell your friends tough truths? I understand that you have to tell the truth too (and fully support it) but what happens if you have a feeling you friend will not understand or you tell them the truth and you know you hurt them??? I think you should try to explain better and make amends... I think if you're thinking about it before you should approach the situation with caution and prayer and yeah... I don't know why I'm always going on tangents on friends cept for the fact that I've had alot of one sided friendships and have made these mistakes before... there's nothing worse than thinking someone is your friend and later you come to find that they were far from it... ok... enough...
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I really agree with that. Real friends need to tell you what's up, it's just really hard sometimes. But we all need to learn that we would want the truth spoken to us. And if the person is tough, they can handle it and get through it. They will also realize that their friend is just saying this so they can grow. HEy, if you can't be honest with your friends, who can you be honest with?
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