When I think about what makes
someone a good friend, I think about all the characteristics of my own friends.
My personal definition of a friend is someone who is always looking out for me,
and will help me if I’m in trouble. A friend has to be someone I trust and who
trusts me in return. Another important characteristic in a friend is someone
who I can talk to, and makes me laugh. One of the most important traits of a
friend is someone who will help you if you need it. One personal experience I
had with this was when my friends, during my high school days, Caleb, josh, and I we all out driving around
late at night. We were on our way home from going up to my camp at the lake, it
was four in the morning, and we were all tired. I was driving my car and we had
just gotten off the North way when I ran over a glass bottle and my tire
popped. I didn’t know what to do. We had no money, and were stranded. Millions
of thoughts were racing through my mind: what would I tell my mom, how could we get it
fixed, and most importantly how could I stay out of trouble. My friend Mark
called up his brother to come and tow the car. His actions that night made me
realized that a true friend would take risks for each other. That to me showed
that they really are committed to our friendship and they trust and accept me
without judging they way the situation happened.
Wow, that's a really good story of your friendship. I really agree with you about your definition of what a true friend is. I had a time where i locked myself out of my car at San Jose State. Sadly, i didn't know that we had a free service retrieving car keys locked inside our own cars. I called my friend and asked him to sneak into my house and retrieve my spare for me. Unfortunately, he had to drive through traffic on 280 south but in the end he was still happy to give me the key. From that moment, i knew that this guy was the guy i could count on if i needed something. He still is my friend today and i consider him as one of my closest friends.
ReplyDeleteWOW, that was a very interesting story. The things that your friends do to help you out can sometimes amaze you. That was a very thoughtful thing to do of him. I have many friends in my life but, not to the extent of calling them for a tow. The actions of your friends can really help you trust them that much more. I can recall an event very recently where my roommate was so kind enough to drive me to the ER. It was right after I had woken up feeling very faint and sick. I actually collapsed into my nightstand and cut open my eye. The fact that she was willing to drive me said a lot about our friendship. I really enjoyed reading your post this week about your incident with your car.I hope you have found more dependable friends like Mark throughout your life.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a great friendship, thanks for sharing the story! It’s amazing how you can tell who your real friends are in situations like that. I had an incident similar to that regarding my car that showed me how great my friend is. I was coming back from school on the freeway and ran out of gas about 10 minutes from home. I actually saw my boyfriend at the time drive right past me, but he didn’t stop. I called my friend to see if he could come help me out and he said he couldn’t because he was at the gym. Luckily, I called another friend and even though he was about 30 minutes away, he didn’t even think twice when I asked if he could come. Since that day I’ve been really good friends with him and it really proved to me how actions can strengthen friendships.
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