I think life will be boring without lovely people around us whom we can share things with. People we can confidently share our burdens with; for some, they are the shoulders we lean on. I am talking about friends around us, but the truth is that some can be there to shape our lives for good, while some can be a bad influence on our lives, but you wouldn't know until you mingle with such a person before you can finally detect it and decide to leave or manage such a friend. But then, life is a choice, you know. Overall, it's never a bad idea to have friends; for the most part, it's been a positive influence in my life.
Personally, I love making friends; in fact, I got a new friend three days ago during an official business meeting I attended, and it's surprising how this lady and I have been bonding so easily as if we met many years ago. So far, I discovered that we both share many things in common during our lengthy conversations; maybe that's why we were able to click without struggle, but whatever, I am the type that is always sensitive with my friends. It's easy to be friends with people you don't share the same beliefs and ideals with, but will I throw them away because of that? Will I just wake up to unfriend them upon such discovery?
Everyone is never created to be the same; again, different beliefs and ideals are not enough to break friendship unless they are toxic. For example, I had a friend who believed that getting fast success comes easily through visiting native doctors, and it doesn't mean that you aren't a Christian anymore. She believes that native doctors are just like humans with extra powers, and since she is not getting charms to hurt people but only for her to prosper, then it's not a bad thing at all. That's her belief. You see, this kind of belief is contradictory to mine. I have no business with a native doctor, and so I had to cut her off immediately. She added that obtaining answers from God is too slow and she doesn't have such patience. She also tried to convince me to keep my marriage safe through her native doctor belief.
At this point, I disconnected such bad influence before it becomes too late. On the other hand, I had a friend who never saw reasons to push herself into making it in life. She prefers a simple low life, and it's simply worrisome. Even when you bring opportunities that could change her financial life, she will decline and literally feel comfortable with her little income. That's her life's ideals, and obviously they don't match with mine. Mingling with her will lower my life ambitions, and I wouldn't want that for myself. This gave me a reason to cut off from her after many tries to expose her to what life is all about. It wasn't a healthy ideal for me, especially when she tagged me as a greedy person due to my ambitions.
Overall, it's not a problem to be friends with a person with different beliefs and ideals unless it's toxic; then you call it quits.
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Hmm, I will be weary too if a friend thinks that talking to God and waiting patiently for the answer is not her way of life. Sad things is, there are still many people been deceived by the so called native doctors, it great you unfriend that type of a person.
Yes...I was so weary and taking a bold step away was worth it
Some people's belief is simply odd
When, so God is too slow for her so she wants to help God out by seeking devilish powers...hmmm what a belief.
Good thing you stayed far from that pollution.
Lol ..you don hear naw..I hv seen different kinds of people in this Lagos but I.jump and pass the bag eggs
😂😂😂
Na so
Exactly, this is what so many people don’t realize, and at the end of the day, the influence of such a friend can end up taking over them. That’s why it’s so important to know where to draw the line before it’s too late, because not every friendship is worth keeping if it costs you your peace or your values.
Sure...the important of knowing wen to draw the line cannot be over stated
Thanks for the curation
totally get you on cutting ties when someone pushes things like visiting a native doctor, especially for marriage safety. that line you drew protects your peace and values, and honestly, pressure like that don't end well, my antenna goes up fast :) As for the friend who called your drive greedy, I feel you, because staying around that vibe can slow you down, so your boundary was right even if it hurt's.
Yea..I don't like mingling with low energy people ..it might slow me down and that's not what I want for my self
So she's trying to say that getting answers from God is slow but getting answers from her native doctor is fast. That's so bad of her and you did the right it for cutting her from your life because such friend can be a bad influence in our lives.
So u see people and their mentality oo
It's tiring