Avoiding Friends

In our daily walk of life, we meet and deal with many people. Many of them we have accept as friends, while few others are strangers or enemies to us.

Among our many friends, there are those who are not worthy to be called friends. Some are busybodies, and love to meddle into other people's affairs. These are busy talkers and chatterers, and sometimes rumour mongers. With this group, I will try my best to avoid, before I become a rumour consumer.

There are those slanderer and backbiters. They have nothing good to talk about people. Their lives are so pathetic that they are filled with jealousy, hatred and envy, and they wouldn't settle down until they have hurt and harm others. With this group, it would be better for me to hide and stay away.

Then there are those profiteers and opportunists. They demand money and power, and they wouldn't mind to mistreat, misuse, and abuse others in order to climb the ladder of success. With this group, I have hair raising experiences, and I would never come near them.

Then there are the pessimists and skeptics. They always change a good day into a bad day, and a good person into a bad person, and extinguish all hope of a better future. With this group, I would better not stay, before I lose all hope of confidence and victory.

Life is rough and tough when we have many friends like these. They are friends, and they are not my friends. With these groups, I will definitely avoid and stay away from. They are not worthy of my love and attention and care.

We all have friends, and we meet and deal with many friends everyday. Which group or groups you think you would rather avoid before they spoil your day?

They Are Really Cool

I have friends who are really cool. Nothing seem to affect them.

They are good workers. They accomplish their tasks under whatever circumstances. They quietly do all that is given without grumbling. They never retaliate against the bosses even if the directives seem unreasonable. They entertain all requests related to their field with a ready smile and kind words. They will refer their clients to other departments on all other requests. They are silent workers but high achievers. They are efficient and effective in all that they do. Sometime I wonder why they can be so meticulous in all that they do.

They are good colleagues. They are patient and they always strive to keep their composure. They share only what they really know but will readily submit to things they don't know. They will refer you to the right people on areas they have little expertise. They give only constructive advices that can help others and not blurt out everything they know. Their speech is always sharp and precise. Their concern always warms your hearts. They are always wise and respectable and you just love to sit near them every time you meet them. They are so friendly and helpful. You virtually want to share with them all that you know, all that you feel, and all that you do. But mind you, they don't put up with any nonsense and they will hurried away as soon as possible.

They are good friends. They have high regard for you and your family. They will readily greet and help you. But they will not meddle in your family affairs without your requests. Even so, they are always considerate and seek to bring close your relationships. Good friends are hard to find. But once you find them they are your true friends for a long time.

I try to understand the secret of their cool. Then I realize that these people fear God and desire to do all His biddings.

I believe I can also be that cool...too

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