Beware of friends you keep

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Dear Steemians,

It is not when the sun is shining, but when the clouds gather and darkness comes down, a true friendship has its real test. There is saying that the only way to test a true and honest friend is to determine the attitude of the other friend to what you hold dear in life.

There are types of friend who will claimed to love you but they will never help you to grow physical and spiritual, some will discourages you from your duty to God or some will want you join them to do a certain bad things such are no friend. Today, thousands of people are going about with heavy heart through the labour of life, some of them when they look back they do so with sorrow in their heart, with pain in their heart and some with heart of regret, because they remember who one led to bad behavoiurs. As the tears drop from their eyes they cry with a saying of regret ‘Oh if I had never known him!’

A story was told of a man who determined to travel to the city to look for a job because he waited for long no luck of getting job in his village, on his way to the park, he met an old friend coming towards the direction, they embraced and hug themselves, the old friend asked where he was going, he replied to have determined to look for job in the city, the old friend promised to get him a job and he will accommodate to stay with him in the city. Of course the one who decided to try his luck in the city feel so happy without knowing that his old friend belong to a group of a notorious robbers.

The same night they arrived at the city, this notorious old robber open up to his friend he is into robbery and he started painting a rosy picture of what the outcome would be once his friend joined them to go for operation, fear scrip the heart of this village friend, he started crying in the presence of notorious friend, but this arm robber friend keep on strengthen the heart of his village friend not to fear. Suddenly, there was a gun shot in the compound, this notorious robber (old friend) took out his gun and went out, he shot at police officer and he was shot as well, the village friend was arrested with other robbers in the building by the police officers, unfortunately, the police officer who was shot lost his precious life before they took him to the hospital, this village friend together with the notorious robbers arrested were brought before the law court and they were sentenced to death for murder.

What a pity for the innocent souls. Someone has said ‘A friend can kill, and a friend can help one’s succeed in life’ the intension of this village friend was to get a job to feed his family, unfortunately for him was arrested with group of robbers. A day of thoughtless, careless friendship and two lives were ruined. It is very necessary for everyone to know the types of friendship they keep, someone you know yesterday might have become something else tomorrow, beware what friends you keep. A true friends will be true with you, he will not run away from you because of the adversity, but, he will remains true to you.

In conclusion, there are many great friendships which will be true to you no matter what. Someone has said. ‘Adversity separate flattery from solid friendship.’ A real friend will be sweet, loyal and be a help to you without think of ruined you. A true friends will be more in adversity than in prosperity, look among the friends you keep, beware of the friends you keep, there are has to be an elements of true friendship and mutual trust in the life of so called your friends, if element of true friendship and mutual trust were missing or lacking in such person life you calling him or her your true friends, beware of such friends.

Thank you for stopping by on my post.

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