Friendship is Loyalty
When my circle got smaller, my understanding got clearer. When it comes to friendship, there is strength in loyalty, not in numbers.
I don’t care who you are, I can guarantee you that you do not have many friends. I know many people will want to argue with this statement and tell me they have tons of friends, but my original statement holds true nonetheless. You may have many acquaintances, but you do not have many true friends.
Acquaintances are fickle; they have no real loyalty to you at all. They are there to do business with you, laugh and have drinks with you, enjoy the fun times, etc., but they are not truly loyal to you. With these people, when the ice starts to break, it’s every man for himself. That is not true friendship!
The strength of friendship is in loyalty, not in numbers. Those who are loyal to you behind your back, when you would not know the difference, they are your friends. Those who defend you when you are not around, those are you friends. Those who are willing to pick up their swords and stand against your enemies, those are your friends. And there are very few people in your life who are willing to do those things.
This is a lesson that is hard to comprehend until you experience how fickle and spineless most people truly are. When your back is against the wall, then you find out who your true friends are, and who were just riding your coattail and having a good time. The smaller your circle gets, the clearer your understanding becomes.
Loyalty is a trait found only in men and women of honor; without honor, a man’s loyalty is always for sell to the highest bidder. Be a true friend to your friends. Show them that your loyalty has no limits, and expect the same from them. If they can’t provide that, then your understanding of where they stand just became clearer. Bohdi Sanders ~ author of the multiple award-winning book, The Art of Inner Peace, available from Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937884279. Signed copies are available from: https://www.the-art-of-inner-peace.com/.
