Friendship is usually referred to as one of the greatest values in people’s lives as it is with me. Happiness entails merriment, encouragement and fellowship which helps to make the ride of life worthwhile. But there’s more to friendship than simple fun and having a good laugh, for this reason, it is genuine friendship. Friendship can be defined as a relationship between the two individuals where each of them admires the other, comprehends one another, and assists in the times of need.
Reciprocity is one of the aspects that are considered very important in virtually every kind of friendship. It can therefore be said that mutuality in friendship involves the reciprocation of favours where the two friends are ready to give or do the same amount of work as the other. It is about mutual support and consideration, devotion of the attending friend’s attention to the pal’s problem and willingness to listen to the point of view of the latter.
Here, both friends are valuable and appreciated hence this is one of the major characteristics of mutual friendship. These are all facts that they can confide in each other when they are in difficult situation and when they need someone who will listen to them. Friends are always with each other, whether there is good news to share, or one is going through a rough patch.
Equality coupled with fairness is a virtue that is readily exhibited under mutual friendship. Both friends affirm each other in friendship and the different ways in which they can support each other. These people are not book keepers that tally the scores and remind the ones in debt of their obligation to play back. They donate willingly and hoping that sometime in future the same would be done to them.
Another important factor that characterize mutual friendship is tolerance to enmity, and recognition of each other’s worth. Friends do not have to agree on all things; rather, they will value each other’s opinions and exercising of their rights. The value of the friendship is that they both have no problems dealing with the fact that each of them has made friends with someone who is different from them.
In this generation, people often have “friends” that are not really friends and people online acquaintances that are or Facebook friends and so on, but real mutual, face-to-face friendships or boyfriends and girlfriends are treasures that should be appreciated and preserved. The beauty of a friend is that one has to invest time and effort in order to keeping it, but the benefits are priceless.
In the end, people must remember that having a lot of friends and high social standing is not actually the meaning of friendship. It is to do with the standards of relations that are inherent between people who have your back no matter what.
Thus, true friendship can never be only one sided. It is a bond that stems out of partnership and it is something very special in as much as it is something very delicate – the bond is built on a foundation of respect, trust and bear-with one another or support. Friends support each other in every aspect of their lives, be it in happiness, in sorrow, and in every aspect of life, and whatever they do for each other cannot be measured in monetary terms. Therefore, strengthen your friendships with each other with passionate commitment because they are the assets of life.
