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From the time we could go to nursery or pre-school, I am sure many of us realize how nice it is to have a true friend beside us but we of course have to learn how to be a true friend to others. Reciprocation is the key!

Let's face it. Friends who are true and real have the capacity and power to double our happiness and divide our burdens. Basically, our expectations of a true real friend must match the way we treat our friends. Vital characteristics include trust, forgiveness and accountability. And you know what? It is so difficult to find and keep true friendships. Worse of all is the fact that life is short and we don't have that much time on earth. Thus, what we should do is to treasure our friends. If you don't have any true friend yet, then I would encourage you to continue to search for them, because once you have them, life becomes so much easier to live,more beautiful, no matter what happens. Honestly, having gone through pretty rough patches, I can safely say that without my friends, I would not have made it.

But wait a minute! We need to realize that friendships need lots of energy, time and patience to maintain them. It is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to the pleas of our friends when they need us, especially when things are not going too well on our side. It is especially during such times, that we must find the strength from within to help our friend. And it is during these times that the friendship will be forged and strengthened.

Don't forget to be happy for their successes, even when things are not going too well for us. Although it might be hard to do for some people, we need to put others above ourselves and it is made easier when we think about all the sacrifices our friends have made for us and all the times when they were happy for us despite his or her own troubles.

Think about all the happy times you all enjoyed and the sad, rough times you all went through together. That should give you sufficient patience to actually be a true friend for them. Remember, true friends are the next best thing to family. They will always be your pillar of support no matter what. Always. So as you begin a new week, tell me - Can you be a true and real friend?

I am sure you can!

God bless you and have a lovely week!