Four (4) Key Myths About Friendship That Needs To Be Debunked

There are some common myths in Africa and across the world that surrounds our way of life and that has to be debunked. A myth is a traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact, experience or phenomenon.

Such myth which has been generated some centuries ago continue to live and manipulate the lives of people. There are myths about friendship that needs to be debunked by individuals if you looking forward to progress in life. 

1. True friends would always be there for you no matter what 

This myth has really lived in the heart of so many individuals and has eventually made them to focus on their friends other than themselves. This phrase generated some years ago can end up taking people for granted or disrespecting boundaries. 

2. Being friends means staying by their side no matter what 

People normally get this words wrong when trying to interpret it. Being friends does not necessarily means you should be ready to safeguard your friend when you know that he is engaging in some atrocities in the society. You must only try to support friends who bring smile on the face of other people and not bitterness. 

3. Friends shouldn’t compare themselves to the other 

It is always said that, birds of a feather flock together. This definitely means that all friends have something common in nature. You should be able to compare yourself with your other colleagues to know if you are worth such a friendship or not. This would help you guide yourself to make the right decisions at the right time since comparison is inevitable. 

4. There is a model way of how friendship should be 

There is definitely no ideal way that friendship should work. Sine the birth of man, there is no school of thought or blueprint that has really detailed how friendships should work. It’s a matter of how connected both friends feel about themselves.

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