【英文】什麼才是真正的好朋友？ What Makes A Good Friend

   

  “Birds of a feather flock together” is one of the most renowned adage that many of us have heard since we were little. As I grow up, the more I can truly experience and realize the weight of this context, knowing how paramount it is to surround myself with supportive, motivated and loyal friends. People always say that at the end of the day everyone can count their true friends on one hand. I can now relate to it deeply. A good friend is not simply whom we hang-out with or share the moments with, but someone we can rely on no matter what, and love us for who we are.  

     First, we have to know what makes a good friend. Some signs of a genuinely good friend include no put-downs, sensitivity about our feelings, respect and unconditional support. A true friend would never bash something we are trying to achieve. Instead, they provide support and constructive opinions to help. In addition, genuine friends care about what happens to us either bad or good, which means they are concerned about our welfare a lot. When we are strained with any dilemma or go through an emotional breakdown, they would observe instantly and affectionately take care of us. There are friends who keep in mind our every smallest needs even after years. Moreover, good friends would be interested in our personal growth. Any of our progress and upliftment in life would gladden them and even make them feel proud of. And that’s a salient indicator of a true friend.

     Furthermore, it is so important to choose a friend wisely is that we all have a propensity to imitate the habits and actions and even thoughts of our surrounding people advertently, especially the close friends. If we are surrounded by friends who are self-motivated and driven on their futures, then it is more possible that we would reinforce good qualities and be motivated by them. However, the friends who don’t have their own personal goals or seek out opportunities in life would just make a negative impact on us unwittingly and bring us down. Hence, we must pay heed to whom we spend time with.

     Life is a long journey filled with desired and undesired ups and downs. It is impossible to live individually forever because no man is an island. We all have to go through trials by fire in life and it would be better to have someone good walk us through hardship. True friends are always there for us, and we know they have our back. They unconditionally care for us, but more importantly, they push us up become a better version of ourselves, and to achieve more. We laugh and also cry hard together, sharing both beautiful days and sorrowful days. In sum, an important part of having a successfully long-last friendship is knowing we can rely on them, trusting them with one hundred percent ,and being who we are when we are around them.