Have you ever noticed how you survive a long boring day of school? A day where you have quizzes, tests and you don’t feel like you can comprehend the topic being discussed. Then you sit down to take your test, and your friend right next to you makes absurd faces. Suddenly you burst out laughing and the test becomes easily mastered, just because your friend is there. Friendship is the key to a joyful day. From my perspective, a friend is somebody who develops a feeling that you are not alone in the world. A person who can create that feeling, is a person who I can call a friend.
People help each other a lot in their daily lives. Everybody meets problems in their lives which could be solved easier with friends than on your own. Befriending somebody who helps you, will make you feel like you are not alone. Insun, a college student who posted an essay about friendship on the ‘’This I Believe’’ website, didn’t like to communicate in college which made her feel lonely. At that time she made friends with Sophie, a classmate. Due to financial problems, Insun started to eat less and suffered from malnutrition. Sophie would come cook for her and kept her fed, making Insun stronger physically and emotionally. When I first came to Malaysia I made friends who helped me through the first days of school but it was difficult to do this, as a result of me not being able to speak English fluidly. I think that friendship is born out of trust and that by helping somebody you earn trust. Just like with Insun, I found friends that decreased my loneliness and helped me solve my problems. Because of this experience. I want to do this for others. Friends helped me come through the depressing days and made me feel like I’m not alone in the world.
Strong friendships are worth keeping up, even though you are on the other side of the world. ‘’I believe that true friendship is worth keeping even if your one hundred to one thousand miles apart.’’states Lindsey Roscoe, a college student who also posted an essay. I agree with this statement from my own personal experience. In the time I have spent in Malaysia, I frequently contact my friends in my home country. These far distance friendships are important for me because their supportive comments cheer me up. Sometimes I feel a bit home sick and when I talk to my friends in my home country, I feel like I’m closer to them. One day my best friend in my home country called me, saying all the events that happened to him in a period of time. Specifically about my old field hockey team which he joined. This was amusing to hear because the events that he expierience were similar to my previous life in my home country. By hearing his experiences, I can better understand his way of living, to expand trust. Friendships were essential to me in the Netherlands and even more important for me in Malaysia.
Spending time with friends creates pleasant memories and laughter. Kelsey Miles is someone who remembers the pleasant times she had with her friends. Whether it was at the farm or in the cinema, while she was enjoying the times with her friends, they laughed. By spending time with your friends, you start to build trust. This is what Kelsey Miles did by trusting her friends with her secrets. When she was unhappy and upset, her friends, were there for her. Just like mine are there when I have a depressing day. A day where I have a giant headache and a supportive friend classmate cheers me up. If a friend is there for you, you don’t feel like your standing alone.I think friendship is all about laughter and trust. My best friends are the ones which I trust and where I can unleash my feelings.
I expect my friends to be supportive, entertaining, trusting and friendly. All I can do is to succeed fulfilling my expectations of a friend. I think that friendship has to be built from both sides. By understanding my friend’s feelings, will help me comprehend his expectations of a friend. The moment that you can call somebody a friend is when he or she succeeds fulfilling your expectations. Maybe you don’t realize it but just like I have my expectations, you have yours. I realized that I don’t fulfill my expectations of a friend. Therefore I’m starting to adapt the way my friends look at me. I can do this by meeting his expectations. So I’m the friend in the eyes of my friend.
People help each other a lot in their daily lives. Everybody meets problems in their lives which could be solved easier with friends than on your own. Befriending somebody who helps you, will make you feel like you are not alone. Insun, a college student who posted an essay about friendship on the ‘’This I Believe’’ website, didn’t like to communicate in college which made her feel lonely. At that time she made friends with Sophie, a classmate. Due to financial problems, Insun started to eat less and suffered from malnutrition. Sophie would come cook for her and kept her fed, making Insun stronger physically and emotionally. When I first came to Malaysia I made friends who helped me through the first days of school but it was difficult to do this, as a result of me not being able to speak English fluidly. I think that friendship is born out of trust and that by helping somebody you earn trust. Just like with Insun, I found friends that decreased my loneliness and helped me solve my problems. Because of this experience. I want to do this for others. Friends helped me come through the depressing days and made me feel like I’m not alone in the world.
Strong friendships are worth keeping up, even though you are on the other side of the world. ‘’I believe that true friendship is worth keeping even if your one hundred to one thousand miles apart.’’states Lindsey Roscoe, a college student who also posted an essay. I agree with this statement from my own personal experience. In the time I have spent in Malaysia, I frequently contact my friends in my home country. These far distance friendships are important for me because their supportive comments cheer me up. Sometimes I feel a bit home sick and when I talk to my friends in my home country, I feel like I’m closer to them. One day my best friend in my home country called me, saying all the events that happened to him in a period of time. Specifically about my old field hockey team which he joined. This was amusing to hear because the events that he expierience were similar to my previous life in my home country. By hearing his experiences, I can better understand his way of living, to expand trust. Friendships were essential to me in the Netherlands and even more important for me in Malaysia.
Spending time with friends creates pleasant memories and laughter. Kelsey Miles is someone who remembers the pleasant times she had with her friends. Whether it was at the farm or in the cinema, while she was enjoying the times with her friends, they laughed. By spending time with your friends, you start to build trust. This is what Kelsey Miles did by trusting her friends with her secrets. When she was unhappy and upset, her friends, were there for her. Just like mine are there when I have a depressing day. A day where I have a giant headache and a supportive friend classmate cheers me up. If a friend is there for you, you don’t feel like your standing alone.I think friendship is all about laughter and trust. My best friends are the ones which I trust and where I can unleash my feelings.
I expect my friends to be supportive, entertaining, trusting and friendly. All I can do is to succeed fulfilling my expectations of a friend. I think that friendship has to be built from both sides. By understanding my friend’s feelings, will help me comprehend his expectations of a friend. The moment that you can call somebody a friend is when he or she succeeds fulfilling your expectations. Maybe you don’t realize it but just like I have my expectations, you have yours. I realized that I don’t fulfill my expectations of a friend. Therefore I’m starting to adapt the way my friends look at me. I can do this by meeting his expectations. So I’m the friend in the eyes of my friend.
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