The same ‘friends’ will beg you to lend them a hand, only for them to take your kindness for weakness and escalate a handshake past the elbow.

They don’t want to see your progress, but will reap you of all the benefits possible to advance in their lives and leave you behind. These people aren’t your friends.

A friend is hard to come across. A friend is someone that will hold you down and be there for you from day one through the good and bad times. A friend will never intentionally compromise your friendship with him/ her for their own benefit. A friend is a blessing.

Blessings can come today, tomorrow, a month from now, a year from now or in the next years to come. Patience is key while in search of a friend. Drop the popularity act because it will do you no good. Remember that saying “Good things come to those who wait”. Don’t rush to add more names to your roster.

Take your time to analyze and fully understand the people you choose to associate with. Think twice about those people who want to immediately rush into a friendship without any substance or value. Those people aren’t your friends.

As harsh as it may sound, not everyone deserves your friendship. Evaluate your friends. Who is actually worth your time? Who is worth your sacrifices? Who are your real friends? There is nothing worse than losing someone whom you thought was your friend.

It’s an emotional struggle, might cause separation anxiety and is an overall disappointment. You deserve quality over quantity in any situation. Think of it this way, it’s better to get rid of a rotten soul sooner than later. You might not realize it now, but not everyone is out for your happiness.

Focus on the “friends” that didn’t abandon you during tough times. The ones that uplift you when you feel discouraged. The ones that have shown you the true definition of what unconditional love is. These people are your friends.