When I read scifimultiverse prompts edition two yesterday because I haven't been active online due to some personal issues, so I'm just seeing it yesterday, that topic took me back to a statement I heard from a distance friend some years back," Not everyone values what they get easily" that statement gave more sense that day, we were discussing about a colleague then and at the end of the discussion he told me that statement that I shouldn't think everyone is like me, not everyone thinks the same as me.
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You see, the way I grew up, friendship to me is not just oral statement that most People out there say, before I call someone my friend, I love such person just like I love myself,I care as much as I care for myself, I ask,I'm too concern just the way my life is so much concern to me, I'm always there to even when such person doesn't need my help, I'm always wanting to be part of each ups and downs.
It was later as I grew older and meet with different kinds of people, I came across people I call friends take my concern for invading their privacy, it was then I realized my always availability,to them,means it's because I don't have what I'm doing with my life. I have been used, I will be ghosted for many weeks and months but when they need help they come to me straight,in their mind,I am always available and I won't think twice before helping them, I have been used,they only still answer friends with me just because of what they can get from me , just because of my kind heart.
Now, I have changed,I'm no longer that person, I only give what I get to, I reciprocate everyone actions towards me,my support was never reciprocate, so I'm a changed person to now, if you have privacy, I have as well, if you cannot help when I needed support,I will also give those excuses you give, now, I'm available only to people available to me ,that way I don't resent anyone. My mind is clear ,Now everywhere is silence, meaning they don't love me ,they only love me for my accessibility.
Only the people who genuinely deserve me will get me .