Qualities of a Friend

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Think of your best friend, the one who laughs with you at your off-pitch singing, your silly puns; she’s always there for you, to listen to your little grumbling, the recent fight with your parents, offering her shoulder so you can dry your tears with the sleeve of her sweater, and blow your nose into her handkerchief. She’s stuck with you for years, but have you ever sat down and thought to yourself, “Why do I love that cheeky little girl so much?” Well, for me, I’ll love her for her acceptance, loyalty and honesty. To me, one of the most important qualities I would like to find in a ‘true’ or ‘good’ friend, is definitely acceptance. All of us have our talents, our very own kind of beauty, but we have our flaws too, this despicable habit or indulgence that just completely mars that inner beauty, whether or not we like to admit it. A good friend is one who has seen all your moods: Your furious, Hulk-worthy anger, your sniffling, sobbing emotional moments, or you, plainly shutting everyone out - except her. That friend who still loves your for all you quirks and your faults. A genuine friend would step in when you have been exceptionally intolerable, or particularly short-tempered to warn you on how badly you are behaving, not as in insult or reprimandation, but in a gentle and loving way, with only one pure intention - to help you improve so as to become a better person. In other words, she is patient with you even when you make mistakes - big or small - and forgive you when you hurt them, treating you exactly how you deserve to be, loving you for who you are, in all circumstances. Acceptance links well with another trait that most people, like me, want to find in a friend - loyalty. “A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out.” This quote tallies with the basis of loyalty, to stick with someone through thick and thin, and
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