So I wanted to talk about friends real fast. I wanted to talk about what a friend is. What a friend means. What a friend should be. Because let's be honest, you don't treat your friends right. Even I don't treat them right. I'm here for not only you, but myself as well today. This will be informative to me as well. What is a friend? A friend is a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. Now. Pretty simple right? Yeah. You got friends. I have friends. But what should a friend do for each other? 1. A friend should be there. I can't tell you how many times I've come across friends fighting because one doesn't know what another is going through. And I've been in that position myself. It's not pretty. But, through time, I've learned to catch myself and fix this by asking from time to time "How are you?" or "What's up?". This is very simple, and can help you understand your friend a lot more. That way, when he or she comes to you with a problem, you can remember it and act upon it and deal with it like a champ. Never just guess what your friend is feeling. Always ask. I'm guilty of this as well. 2. A friend is someone you can trust. You must always be truthful with your friends. Never lie to them. It may sound good to you, but one day they will find out. And when they do it won't be pretty. If you hear some gossip from a friend or if you hear a story about your friend and feel like sharing it, don't. Ask first always. It's not right to go around talking about people however you feel. That infuriates people and causes distrust on a cosmic level. Always keep their information between you two. Lock it in your heart and resist the urge to spread it. A way to do this is easily could be in a scenario where your friend tells you close information or important information, and then you can ask "Hey, is this private?" or "Hey, can _____ learn about this as well?". Never just leave it and do what you want. Always ask. 3. A friend is someone you treat with equal respect. Most relationships and friendships these days aren't equal at all. It's kinda confusing, because society these days is really open to respect and tolerance. Yet many kids are still finding it hard to treat people the way they want to be treated because of a rise in mental and physical disabilities. More problems with kids. Now I'm not talking "special". Just you and me. Whether you like or not, you have little quirks about you that piss people off. It's not your fault, you can't control them. Friends are people who look at each other and understand each other's quirks, strengths, and weaknesses. They see their quality as a human, and work around little problems. They don't attack someone because of a way they think, they don't attack someone because of a way they feel. They see the problem, focus in, and then work around it. Take this scenario for example. Jon is working with his friend Beth. They have been working at a grocery store together for the same amount of time. Jon has learned that leaving empty cardboard around on the floor pisses Beth off. He learned that because she told him that it pissed her off on the first day. That way, Jon could learn to stay away from leaving cardboard on the ground to prevent Beth from getting mad or frustrated. My point is. Learn your friend. Find out what they like, find out what they don't like. And push towards the likes, but remember the dislikes. A friend...A friend is you. A friend is me. Treat people how you want to be treated, and you will be treated correctly back. I know this may not seem like a big issue, but with our growing teen population, it is. It's easy to remember this stuff, yeah. But when the time comes, will you lie to keep up what you just gossiped? Will your friend have your back if you never were there for him? Will your friend forget about what you like and dislike? Work for the moment. Learn about each other, and most importantly...Love each other as a personality and a friend. This has been Etheric Peace with your positive thread of the week. Peace out Broski's and Dudess's. ✌;️