Are You Investing Too Much in That Friendship?

A friend of mine surprised me recently when he said that my view on friendship is just an excuse. For what? I don’t know. Sometime ago, when I read the statistics that the average person spends at least half of his/her earnings in a year on the phone, I was shocked into silence and deep reflection. Have you ever come across the quote: “We spend the money we don’t have on things we don’t need to impress the people who don’t care”? This is what I believe: In order to get worthwhile result from any interaction; whether business, friendships or family, it needs to be measured. It is a boring approach to life, I know but it has saved me a lot of money, unnecessary heartaches and precious time. That is a worthwhile business right there. I don’t force along friends that don’t and won’t like me. The ones that do; I spend my time, my money and emotions on. The ‘excuse’ in addition to the above is: I’ve got a lot on my mind; a lot of things I need to make happen and I don’t have extra energy for the excess baggage unfriendly friends bring. So I take my time to make my choices. I think I am the best friend anyone can have. I require that in return too. I am willing to give a lot; I request a lot in return too. Every relationship is a serious business to me therefore, if we’ll have one, you have to take it seriously too.   Any questions?      

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This article was first published on 10th March 2015

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