Friends... Who is a friend?

WHO OR WHAT IS A FRIEND? ANY PERFECT FRIEND OUT THERE?
      So this evening, I was having a chat with a friend who made me realize that there is no perfect person anywhere. We may all try to even pretend we are perfect but in the end we cannot hide our flaws from the face of the world.

      Seeing how imperfect we all are you will ask this question, any perfect friend out there????
I will leave you to be the judge of that... while I voice out my own candid opinion.

 What is a friend?
In my definition I have a thousand and one definitions of who a friend is but I will try and cut it short and say:
A friend is someone who is always there for you in good and bad times, who has always got your back at all times... who will do all for you and still be willing to go an extra mile on your behalf... who is happy to see you grow and help you grow..
Who is willing to tell you the truth about facts and matters no matter how it’s going to hurt you but just wanted you to see the truth as it is and help you become stronger from that truth... LET ME NOT BORE YOU WITH MY TALE OF DEFINITIONS.

According to the Cambridge dictionary; a friend is a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family.

The next question would be, ANY PERFECT FRIEND OUT THERE???

Think about this, what would your answer be?

As I said earlier this post is based on MY CANDID OPINION, so if I were to be asked, my candid answer would be no.

WHY?

I say this based on the fact that we all have our own flaws and disabilities (NOT PHYSICAL) as human beings, hence our many imperfections...

Once something is flawed you don’t expect it to retain its original beauty and perfection; this applies to we human and also to our friendships. Each and every one of us has something that separate us and distinguishes us from people and we also have one attribute or character that people around us(FRIENDS,LOVED ONES,ACQUAINTANCES)don’t like about us ,and we also have what we don’t like about people around us.

Looking at these many imperfections which we all have and which reflects in our lives as friends, there can be no perfect friendship.

DO WE LEAVE FRIENDS BECAUSE OF IMPERFECTIONS???

NO, we should not leave or abandon friends because of their imperfections rather we should learn to accept them as they are and help them become a better person in their imperfections, through this they become perfect (fit enough to be called perfect for us) and we in return get better while helping our friends get better because we learn more while helping them accomplish being a better person.

We should stay and show great examples of being good friends while we learn how to be good friends to them … And according to the famous saying; THE DEVIL YOU KNOW IS BETTER THAN THE ANGEL YOU DON’T KNOW, it is better to stick to our old friends, fight it out & get better than go all out in search of a new friend, well, that is if such friend is willing to see you grow and progress.

LET ME SAY THIS; THERE WILL BE GOOD TIMES

I ASSURE YOU, FIGHTS WILL COME

YOU AND YOUR FRIEND MAY HAVE TO SHED TEARS

YOU MAY NOT TALK FOR A LONG WHILE, BUT if you are able to weather through this, you and your friend are on the way to perfection. BUILD ON WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY TO HAVE A SOLID TOMORROW

  Comment on new ideas or topics to treat are welcomed if available,

Lets know what you think.…

MIRABELLE.

Inspired by OluwaKemi Shalom.