The Meaning of Friendship

mayumi abts, Staff Reporter

According to the Google Dictionary, the definition of friendship is the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends. What does friendship mean to me? Friendship means having someone who is there for you and someone who is honest. A friend is someone who is fun to be around. Friends are not people who will try to put you down, they are people who will lift you up. Always have those people who are always going to be there for you no matter what. Hanging out with friends is always beneficial.

For me, having friends that I can hang out with always makes me feel happy. It always relieves stress and anxiety. I try to find friends that will give me advice about anything and have them give me their honest opinion about anything that I ask them. Find the friends that will always be there for you no matter what and find the ones that will be honest with you. Have friends that you can tell everything to and trust that they won’t tell anyone if that is what you need them to do.

Overall, find those that will help, be honest, trustable, and just nice in general. If you find those kinds of friends, your friendship should be strong. Proverbs 17:17 says, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” It means that we should build each other up instead of tearing each other apart. We are made in God’s image and we need to live our lives for him. Make friends that are going to cheer you up when something bad happens, and cheer them up when something happens to them.