PROMINENT QUALITIES OF A GOOD FRIEND

 

                                PROMINENT QUALITIES OF A GOOD FRIEND

            A friend is a person with whom you have a bond of mutual affection. An expanded definition will include someone whom you know well, like whole-heatedly, share with him  your inns and outs, rely on him in difficult days, spend with him your precious time and offer him your companionship , material and moral support day in and day out.

            A good friend possesses a large number of key qualities.  Some of these are:

*Deep liking, fondness, affection, reliance, trust, support, companionship, co-operation, helpfulness; acceptance of each other’s flaws, weaknesses and shortcomings; appreciation of each other’s good qualities, strong points, and beneficial  traits;  understanding areas of mutual co-operativeness; willingness to share each other’s secrets, aims, objectives and destinations; appreciating each other’s likes and dislikes; helping each other in hard times and encouraging each other in requisite situations.

**Good friends are sincere, loyal and faithful. They are unselfish. They are not unnecessarily critical. They are most dependable advisors and counsellors. They are always ready to do their best for their friends even at a heavy cost to themselves.

***Good friends know the true meanings of love, affection, faithfulness, self-sacrifice, forget and forgiveness, co-operation, kindness, sincerity,  and genuine gratitude.

            Finally, these views on the subject:

 *A good friend is the masterpiece of nature.

**A good friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.    

*** The greatest sweetener of one’s life is good friendship.

****Anything is possible when you have a good friend to stand by you.

*****A good friend can make you a new, better, and more successful  person.

                                                *******

G.R.Kanwal

9 February 2026