Make Friendship A Fine Art

I use to listen to this radio program by Earl Nightgale and he said something that really stuck with me

Its foolish to look at an empty fireplace and think why isn’t it giving me heat

Why?

Because it needs fuel, wood and matches

This foolish behavior is how most people approach relationships

They look at the fireplace and say

Give me heat

Heat?

What heat?

Wheres the wood buddy?

The matches?

?

?

?

Give it some wood

Give it some starter

And you will have all the heat you need

“Be more concerned with: Loving than being loved, Giving than receiving, Being a friend rather than having a friend.”

This needs to be the approach when it comes to friends

Do you want people to call or message?

Call and message people

Do you want to go out with friends and have a good time?

Well organise it champ

Let me tell you another way

With another metaphor

I am in a metaphoric kind of mood

Your relationships is a glass of water

You always need to make sure that there is water in the glass

Once the glass is empty

It is gone

How do you put water in the glass?

Respect

Esteem

Devotion

Love

Love is a common theme

Show love

Love the verb

Listen

Care

Smile

Put love into your friendships and the love will come back

Make the effort

Reach out and call

Check in on people you have lost touch with

Send them a message

Say hello

I have missed you

How have you been?

Put wood in that fire place

When they talk

Listen

When they cry

Hug

When they tell a joke

Laugh

All these things take time and effort but they will pay you back 10 fold

Make friendship a fine art