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"you have to give friendship to receive friendship"
When I first read this quote in a book I used for a psych project in the beginning of junior year, I thought it meant something. I felt that it made sense, and it totally followed what I believe -- if you give, you'll receive -- and it really made me think. "am I giving too little to my friends? They've been so great to me, I think they deserve more from me." And that's exactly what I did. I wanted to give more to my friends, but then I gave more and more and anticipated something that would never come. I was pretty disappointed when nothing big happened to me at the end of the school year. even better, not only did I have no ride home (luckily my little cousin got her license a few days before so she gave me a ride-thanks laliiii!), I was left alone on the last day of school which was definately not what I expected. It makes me sad how many people don’t respect the “golden rule” anymore. Two years in a row, I was unable to follow through with my resolutions of keeping close with friends, making sure no one dislikes me, trying to make people happy, and keeping my promises.
That brings me to promises. Last year I believed that my promises and promises people make for me will be true and will follow through. But little did I know, very few do stay true-in high school at least. I remember all the big/important/specials promises I make and people make for me and right now, I feel that very few of them will follow through. Many just were forgotten by the other, or don’t feel like following through with anymore which is fine but still sucks. I hate it people who promise things but don’t mean it. If you’re going to promise something, please mean it; even if it’s small, it may mean a lot to the other person.
Oh and when people get into an argument and everything is basically done and over with, aren’t you supposed to go on as if nothing happened? How are you supposed to react to something that’s resolved? Neither person wants to talk about it or recall it, right?
When I first read this quote in a book I used for a psych project in the beginning of junior year, I thought it meant something. I felt that it made sense, and it totally followed what I believe -- if you give, you'll receive -- and it really made me think. "am I giving too little to my friends? They've been so great to me, I think they deserve more from me." And that's exactly what I did. I wanted to give more to my friends, but then I gave more and more and anticipated something that would never come. I was pretty disappointed when nothing big happened to me at the end of the school year. even better, not only did I have no ride home (luckily my little cousin got her license a few days before so she gave me a ride-thanks laliiii!), I was left alone on the last day of school which was definately not what I expected. It makes me sad how many people don’t respect the “golden rule” anymore. Two years in a row, I was unable to follow through with my resolutions of keeping close with friends, making sure no one dislikes me, trying to make people happy, and keeping my promises.
That brings me to promises. Last year I believed that my promises and promises people make for me will be true and will follow through. But little did I know, very few do stay true-in high school at least. I remember all the big/important/specials promises I make and people make for me and right now, I feel that very few of them will follow through. Many just were forgotten by the other, or don’t feel like following through with anymore which is fine but still sucks. I hate it people who promise things but don’t mean it. If you’re going to promise something, please mean it; even if it’s small, it may mean a lot to the other person.
Oh and when people get into an argument and everything is basically done and over with, aren’t you supposed to go on as if nothing happened? How are you supposed to react to something that’s resolved? Neither person wants to talk about it or recall it, right?