Types of Friends
Types of friends are in surplus. Good friends stab you in the front. They are willing to make sacrifices to see you happy. A true friend will never get tired of extending a helping hand to you or providing a shoulder to lean on. They can walk the journey with you without complaining. They are rare to find and hard to keep. Bad friends want your downfall. In every step forward you make, they make sure you take another two backwards. Never judge someone without knowing the facts
As we grow we meet different kinds of friends and all have a reason for being in our lives. Some propel us to success and some put us down. Whichever way, we get to learn a lesson.
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Types of Friends
Here are the types of friends
Success Friend
When they come into your life, success start flowing your way. Your dwindling star starts shining again and whatever you do or touch is blessed. If you let go of them, your fortunes go down because God is blessing you through them.
Boundary Friend
When we are going about the hassles of our lives, we may falter and wander beyond our boundaries. This friend is not afraid to confront you when you make a mistake. They make sure you mind your own business and keep to your lane.
Glass Friend
Glass makes a place beautiful and welcoming, but when it breaks becomes a danger to inhabitants. This friends are so good and make sure to celebrate with you on your heydays. But when things fall apart they reveal their true colors. They only come to you when things are good.
Gossip Friend.
Just as the word says, they know about everything going on in the neighbourhood. When you are together, they make sure to tell you about what they heard about someone you know. However, those who tell you about osthers,tell others about you.
Intercessor Friend
They may not walk with you always, may not sit with you in your favorite joints, but they will always work hard to remove obstacles in your way. These are kind of friends who will put a good word for you, fight for you to have that loan, job or contract without caring for credit or something in return.
Battle Friend
They don’t run away when you are fighting your battles. Instead, they stick by your side fighting with you until then end. These are friends who come into play when things are rough and everyone is running away and they don’t leave until you are okay.
Family Friend
They know everything about you and your family, you probably grew up together. These are friends we call upon to settle a misunderstanding between family members or to sit at a special position during family occasions. While they know the family secret and traditions, they never disclose.
Enemy Friend
They know something about you that you don’t want to tell the world. They take advantage of it and lead you to do whatever they want. They will involve you in their dealings, and when you protest, they threaten to reveal your secret to your loved ones and the world. Through blackmail, they will control you.
True Friends Are Rare
True friends are rare to find,if you find one never let go. They walk with you to the ends of the earth and never complain. They show you the right direction,hold you when you falter,walk beside you to keep you strong when steps wear out. Your enemy knows that alone you are weak, but with your friends you are strong. This is why someone will try to separate you from your friends.True friends walk with you to the ends of the earth and never complain.
The Three Strong Bulls
There is a story about three bulls. One was white,one brown and the other black. They grazed and walked together. At night,they slept together each facing different direction. No enemy could stalk them because they could see from all directions. Now the lion always roamed around at night but could not get his dinner. One day he went to the Tortoise who was the wisest animal in the forest.
“Tortoise,I have something to ask you” said the Lion
“Am all hears” replied the Tortoise
“Deep down the forest there are three bulls,and I have really longed to have them for dinner. My friends from far tell me that their meat is the most delicious.However,when I approach them in darkness they see me coming as they sleep facing opposite direction” Lion explained his predicament
Tortoise who was listening keenly laughed at him causing the Lion to be more confused.
“Here,I am having a bigger problem and instead of helping me out,you seem not to care.What is so funny about this?” retorted the Lion angrily
“My friend,I am not laughing because you have a problem. It is because you being the King of the jungle you are this fool. Have you never heard about the law of divide and rule? Just make sure you find a way to separate them. It will be easier to tackle one than all three of them at once. Now be on your way,and may your desires be fulfilled” Tortoise said as he bade his friend good bye
The Plan
The Lion went on his way happy. He devised a plan to separate them.He sent Egret to waited when the bulls were in the grazing field. He approached the black and brown bulls and told them,the white bull was exposing them to enemies because of his color. The only way they could remain strong and conspicuous at night was to separate themselves from him. The two bulls thought it through and nodded in agreement.In the evening they chased their friend away telling him his color would cost them.His pleas fell on deaf ears.Eventually he resigned to fate and walked away. Morning came,he was nowhere to be seen.His friends laughed it off saying that he had decided to run away because he realized the truth.
After a few weeks Egret came calling. He went to the black bull and told him his friend being brown puts him in danger. The enemy will notice them because even brown color is conspicuous in darkness. He then went to the brown bull,told him his friend brings bad luck to him because of being black.By evening the two friends could not see eye to eye. They fought and eventually each went his way. When morning came,only black bull was there.He tried to find his friend and apologies,he could not find him. That day,he did not graze,he was sad. At nightfall he could not sleep. All the time,he thought about his two friends. He now understood the reason they were separated. It was to make it easy for the enemies to attack them.But it was too late because his enemy as lurking around.If the remained true friends,no harm could befall them.