Friendship.

Well, since it's World Friendship Day, I'll post a little article about friends. :) 

"An Acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear." - E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly.

Let's be very honest, we are surrounded with tons of people; or lets say.. 'friends' and there are so many different types of friends. The fake ones, the acquaintances, the school friends, the two-faced friends, the 'i-just-want-your-success' friends, friends with benefits and of course, very rarely, the true friends.

Friends that just claim to be your 'friends' are not really friends, and its time we realise this. They are more like shadows; appear when there is light and success, but when it dims, they just simply disappear, and you never know where on earth they've just gone, and to be very frank, these kinds of friends are worse than enemies/people that openly express their dislike towards you. Let me tell you why.
Firstly, they're extremely two faced and its such a dilemma trying to think of which face to slap first.
Second, they give you a lot of false hope, that you actually have a friend;
And thirdly, when they abandon you, they leave you broken hearted & betrayed, and trust me, you don't want to go through that!
So in all ways, fake friends are the worst type of people, and its better you get them sorted out at the beginning. Hard to sort the sheep from the goats when they're all wearing horns, but I guess they'll show their true colours when it's time.

 However, true friends are simply treasures. They are always there every step of the road, always there to cheer you up or comfort you, always counted on, always there to make you feel special, and you're the luckiest person to have one of these friends, because they're the people that will really matter, the people you will see as bridesmaids and best men years from now, and these are the people that deserve to be celebrated today. These are the people to be appreciated atleast once a year, and thats why we have a friendship day.

Life without friends, is just like a party without music and snacks and a meeting without people.
So take a few minutes today and thank someone for being the diamond of your life and for being one of those rare friends that you should stick to, no matter what.

Happy Friendship Day, Readers.
Till Next Time;
-Jessica xoxo