" When life ia a t best and the sun is shining on the road ahead, Love and laughter with a friend make happiness complete. The hills we have climbed suddenly seem far away, but a good friend remains- who live, laugh, share and never so quietly to kick the peebles out of our way" -Claudia Miniken-
This blog is somwhat related to parents and children relationship to one another which somehow connects to the real meaning of friendship and friends.
I have found out that youth had developed already alternative resources of guidance, authority, security and intimacy. And they usually get these things from friends. However, it is important to note that proper parental guidance is significant during adolescence.
Perhaps, it all boils down to the need of parents and children to develop and nurture the value of friendship. We could compare friendship from the activity of walking. Walking alone is good. there are many thing we would discover on our own. However walking with somebody is different. It is more exciting and interesting. While walking we could share ideas, stories, aspirations and many others with each other. We will enjoy the walk and together we will discover many things. We will see things and events in different angles. Thus, life becomes more colorful and meaningful.
Our life is characterized by relationships or interrelatedness. Why is it so? It is because, it is innate in us human beings to enter relationships and without this we can neitehr live nor develop our gifts. God did not create human beings and the left the alone. He created man and woman as partners and to be his stewards in taking care of the whole of creation. AS philosophers would say, "human beings are social beings". We do not live alone. As the s
ong goes, "No man is an island, No man stands alone". We need somebody to be with.
Our life is a long journey and we are all travelers . Our journey is a familiar one but we are not sure what will happen to us as we go along the way. Certainly, everybody wishes a good life. In our journey we meet people and become familiar with some of them. As we go along, little by little, we start discover things unique to each of them and our relationships with them become deeper and more intimate. they become our friends.
In the Philippines, friendship is a value deeply ingrained in the filipino culture. As a people filipinos are one of the very few in the world who give friends a special place in their hearts and homes. Friends come next after families and relatives. Sometimes, they take the palce of parents and siblings. Often times, a friend becomes the alter ego of a person. And to get closer to his friends. When the rest of the worlds is turning cold and indifferent, true friends also become a shelter. They are the ones who would never reject and put you down.
Friends are not only persons special to us. They are also God's gifts to us. They too have virtues and values to share. A good friends points out beauity along the way. Often we are so busy with our lives we forget to notice all there is to enjoy. Sometimes friends are there to slow down us and appreciate this simple things around us. Best of all, a close friend can teach us the good we often miss in those around us for example the simple smile taht makes other persons happy. A good friend knows us well and recognizes our weaknesses, so he or she can often guide us
away from potential trouble. So, do not be upset when he or she would after suggestions or unsoliceted advice. A good friend eases our load when we grow tired. A simple message of concern means a lot.
When travelling through life, do not forget to bring along with you your friend. Friends encourage us to grow so us to reach our potentials, and they applaud us and affirm us when we reach our goals.
This blog is somwhat related to parents and children relationship to one another which somehow connects to the real meaning of friendship and friends.
I have found out that youth had developed already alternative resources of guidance, authority, security and intimacy. And they usually get these things from friends. However, it is important to note that proper parental guidance is significant during adolescence.
Perhaps, it all boils down to the need of parents and children to develop and nurture the value of friendship. We could compare friendship from the activity of walking. Walking alone is good. there are many thing we would discover on our own. However walking with somebody is different. It is more exciting and interesting. While walking we could share ideas, stories, aspirations and many others with each other. We will enjoy the walk and together we will discover many things. We will see things and events in different angles. Thus, life becomes more colorful and meaningful.
Our life is characterized by relationships or interrelatedness. Why is it so? It is because, it is innate in us human beings to enter relationships and without this we can neitehr live nor develop our gifts. God did not create human beings and the left the alone. He created man and woman as partners and to be his stewards in taking care of the whole of creation. AS philosophers would say, "human beings are social beings". We do not live alone. As the s
ong goes, "No man is an island, No man stands alone". We need somebody to be with.Our life is a long journey and we are all travelers . Our journey is a familiar one but we are not sure what will happen to us as we go along the way. Certainly, everybody wishes a good life. In our journey we meet people and become familiar with some of them. As we go along, little by little, we start discover things unique to each of them and our relationships with them become deeper and more intimate. they become our friends.
In the Philippines, friendship is a value deeply ingrained in the filipino culture. As a people filipinos are one of the very few in the world who give friends a special place in their hearts and homes. Friends come next after families and relatives. Sometimes, they take the palce of parents and siblings. Often times, a friend becomes the alter ego of a person. And to get closer to his friends. When the rest of the worlds is turning cold and indifferent, true friends also become a shelter. They are the ones who would never reject and put you down.
Friends are not only persons special to us. They are also God's gifts to us. They too have virtues and values to share. A good friends points out beauity along the way. Often we are so busy with our lives we forget to notice all there is to enjoy. Sometimes friends are there to slow down us and appreciate this simple things around us. Best of all, a close friend can teach us the good we often miss in those around us for example the simple smile taht makes other persons happy. A good friend knows us well and recognizes our weaknesses, so he or she can often guide us
away from potential trouble. So, do not be upset when he or she would after suggestions or unsoliceted advice. A good friend eases our load when we grow tired. A simple message of concern means a lot.
When travelling through life, do not forget to bring along with you your friend. Friends encourage us to grow so us to reach our potentials, and they applaud us and affirm us when we reach our goals.
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