Did you ever wonder why the people
you hang out with, hang out with you?I mean, do they hang out with you
because they like you as a person
or do they hang out with you
for some other reason?Want to find out?
Take
THE ULTIMATE FRIENDSHIP TEST
and see for yourself.Here's how it works.
Hang out with your friends as usual.
Mess around,
have a good time,
enjoy your friendship with them
as you normally would.
After all, they're your good friends.However, if any of your friends
want you to do something that
could really mess you over
in some way —serious things like
drinking, stealing, drugs,
skipping school, or whatever —do the right thing instead.
Don’t walk away from their friendship,
just simply do the right thing.
Give some reason as to why
you don’t want to do it and
tell them you’ll call them later.After two weeks of doing this,
look around. Who's left?
Who's still hanging out with you?
Who still calls and
stays in touch with you?Whoever they may be, they are
people who hang out with you
because they have more respect
for you as a person
than for anything else.
Not bad friends to have around.In fact, if the people you hang out with
don’t respect you first as a person,
chances are they are either going toUSE YOU or LOSE YOU.
You can take that to the bank.
No matter how you look at this test,
whether you think it’s dumb, old fashioned,
or wouldn’t think of taking it because
you’re afraid of what you might find out,
the bottom line never changes
when it comes to friendship.That is,
RESPECT and true friendship
are INSEPARABLE.
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or comments you may have
or
about your experiences
regarding this topic.Your information may be
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and
may be of some help
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