Life has a way of giving us some simple things that turn out to be some of the priceless treasures of our lives. These are some of the things that give us comfort and provide us with the happiness in life. One such thing is the friendships that we have fostered over the years. These are some of the things that keep us going even though life may present several challenges in our way to success. The joy that we share with our friend does a lot to improve the quality of our lives in the long run.
Having friends is a very important things that everybody should strive to achieve. This is because they are able to provide you with the support you need when you are working towards your goals. These goals may vary ranging from academic, social, spiritual and even intellectual. You will also help them in theirs and in the process you will be able to discover several things that you did not know previously. Some of these sometimes are about yourself where you discover hidden talents and capabilities that you never thought was possible. It is therefore crucial that you nurture the friends that you have in order for you to get the best out of the relationship that you share with your friend.
There are several different types of friends in the course of our lives. There are those childhood friends who you grew up with and share many memories together. Most of these memories may stem from the play time and some of the mischief that you engaged in as a child. There are also some corporate friends who you have met and become friends with on a professional capacity. These are some of the friends who urge you to become better professionally and stay with you through the good and the bad in your professional capacity. There are also some school friends that we get over the years. These form the bulk of most people’s friends list since we spend most of our early lives in school. There are also some spiritual friends who we meet in the course of seeking spiritual enlightenment. These are just a few of the several categories of friends that are possible.
As time goes by however, we may lose touch with some of our close friends, neighbors, old flames and even some of the schoolmates that you were good friends with. There are several reasons that would make communication to slow and eventually stop with some of our closest friends. Some of these include a long distance apart, change of priorities in our lives, new places among several other reasons. Later we may long to reconnect with our friends.
It is most times awkward when you try to reconnect with a friend that you once shared very many experiences with. This is sometimes due to the distance, time spent apart or sometimes simply the lack of words and know how where to start from. This books looks at some of the reasons that make friendship very important in our lives, how to approach an old friend and finally some of the tips that you need to take seriously in order for you to have a long and fulfilling relationship with your friend.