Having a friend that truly cares about you is not so common. But when you eventually see a friend that can stand by you and defend you wholeheartedly, you truly need to appreciate such a person because you will hardly see a person like that. Friends, to me, are people that are not really perfect, and they might not have equal goals, but they have some kind of interest that draws them together. Being friends means that you are liable to correction and you are ready to stand for each other when you need each other. You are ready to support one another to make sure that you all get successful in life.
When you have a friend that is really ready to help and support you in time of need, you are a gem because you will be able to run the race of life well. Because we all cannot live life just all by ourselves. This post I am sharing now is as a result of what happened between my friends and me recently, and the way those ones that are older amongst your friends will take matters up will make you amazed sometimes. I really don't keep friends, but amongst the little cycle of friends I have, I happen to be one of the oldest, along with one other person.
When issues happen, the ones who are the lower age will run to us for advice on whatever they are doing, and they will want us to guide them and put them on the right track despite them being adults. They believe we have a better understanding about life than them. Also, when it comes to seeking help, they will also come to us to ask first because they believe we have gone through the face of life a bit higher than them.
Recently an incident happened, and I was not really aware of the situation. I got to know from my other friend that we were almost the same age range. He told me about what the others have been doing wrong, and before he told me, I had already heard some of the things from some people, but I had to defend him because he is my friend, and I know I can still scold him later and protect his image in public first. But it got to an extent that I could not protect him because I was not aware of what they were later saying, so I had to give up.
I went back home and confronted him as my friend, and I told him how he has been tarnishing my image in front of people and what people have been thinking of him. Sometimes what people think does not matter if we have been doing the right thing. It will only just drive the audience more, and it will bring us to the limelight. But regardless, as a friend, you must be able to come up for your friends in times when it is needed and not when it is not needed because that is what makes you all friends.