i am still thinking about what makes me truly happy. like i said in the previous post i don't think i can ulimately be truly happy until I am with God but on earth what makes me happy. Today i have be thinking about friends. i have noticed that i that a happy when i am around all my friends but the level of happiness varies with them. i was thinking about why is it that when i am with some friends i am happy and content but depending who it is the level of happiness changes.
here are some of my thoughts on why.
could it be that there are three kinds of friendships
1. those that talks and listens equally
2. those that talk but never listen
3. those that listen but never talk.
i have examples of these three friendships.
i have a friend that lets me know what she is going through and asks for advice. she spends time telling me about her day and what is going on. i do the same. we contribute equally.
i have another friend that does all the talking and i listen to her. i have gotten to the point where i don't even bother telling her anything after she is finished because i am wore out.
i have many friends where i feel like i have to do all the talking otherwise nothing would be said. i ask them how they are doing and the say ok and you and then start asking me questions.
those are the three kinds of friendships that i have noticed that i have with my friends. i don't know what my friends think about it and i would love to hear there side because maybe they see me as a #3 friend. i would like all my frienships to be equall because i like hanging out with those that talk and let me in on their life as much as i let them in on my life.
let me know what your thoughts are.
2 comments:
what if I don't want to tell you my thoughts? i already talked to you about them though, so i guess that's not helpful! lol...they are still good thoughts...it's true..i think the 'comfort' level is also big...there's a lot of factors...why be happy though? what is happiness? how do you decide what being happy is or is not? do you think people are happy or content? just some questions to think through...
i questioned the happy or content thing
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