All Hail Friendship!
Friends are an integral part of one's life. These special people can influence you and make you a better person without you even knowing. This is how my friends helped me become me.
Today’s dose of knowledge is not something you can learn by theory, but by experiencing it first hand. Friendship brings more happiness into our lives than anything else. These important people have a major effect on our health - especially mental health. Your friends can make or break your day and having the right friends can really build you as a person. Lucky for me, I got the best friends I could ask for 😁. Today, I’m going to talk about how my friends helped me become the person I am today. I hope this post sheds light on how important and impactful friendship can be.
The first week of school
The first week of school (especially at a new one) is like venturing into the unknown. What if you wander into a lion pride, a herd of gazelles running from death itself, a hole dug by a mole, or right next to a beehive? You enter a whole new world where you don’t fit in, and you’ll have to slowly learn how to coexist with everything.
Guess what, you don’t have to go through this process alone - what are friends for? It can be a little intimidating at first, but having a companion by your side allows you to feel a little safer in this wild jungle. If it’s someone who has been part of this place for years, you can feel a little safer and be rest assured that your friend’s got your back. If it’s someone who is just as new as you, well you don’t have to go through the hard part alone, you got someone by your side who is in the same position.
My first week of school was full of confusion such as: knowing the teachers’ names for thier respective subjects, talking to people (it’s harder than you think extroverts), making a good first impression, etc. However, I did make some friends along the way and they helped me get through the awkward adjusting phase.
High school is tough
Yes, we all know high school is tough, stressful, and gives you premature white hair; however, having friends face these obstacles with you is a reassuring feeling. Friends help each other out during these long and arduous journeys. You will be developing into a better person without you even realizing it.
I entered high school, and of course, it’s tough, but it became especially tough when I entered the eleventh grade (what a ride). Chemistry was a real pain and making sure I wrote the correct points for all my answers was annoying, but I did meet some of my best friends there (high risk comes with a big reward I guess). Honestly, I don’t think I would’ve come out of 12th alive if it weren’t for them. There were times when I felt useless, hopeless, tired (you know, all the depressing stuff) but my friends were always there for me. There is no better feeling than your friend cheering you on. One thing you can always count on is that you’ll always have a shoulder to lean on during these stressful times.
Opening up
Bottling up your emotions and feelings is never good for you. You’ll become a ticking time bomb ready to explode to the slightest trigger, and that’s not good for you. It’s harmful to your mental health, physical health, social health, and all the other types of health. That’s where friends come in.
Sometimes you don’t want to open up to your relatives because of any reason, well guess what, you got someone who is the same age as you and is probably your best shot at understanding you and the situation you’re in. Lifting that burden from your shoulders is one of the best feelings (trust me). Both your friend and yourself will start to form a strong “bro connection”. Because you confide in your friend and vice versa, you get to know each other better which in turn builds a strong “bro connection”.
This is exactly what happened to me during my time in high school (especially 11th and 12th). School was stressful and a lot of things were going on at the same time. It may not have seemed like it, but I was the type to bottle up everything and try to “resist” on my own, and that was a bad decision on my part. Every day was a struggle and I only focused on the negatives in life until I met my friends. Meeting people who were in the same position as me and going down the difficult path together really made me open up and lessen that burden I had for years - it was a good feeling.
Conclusion
You know, there are so many different ways my friends made me a better person such as overcoming some of my fears, increasing my self-confidence, not stressing over the little things, etc, but I think the main takeaway from this post is that friendship is invaluable. There are virtually no disadvantages and you’ll be helping your friend become a person who can really help society in the future. I realized how valuable my friends are since everyone is moving away to college, so I want to give you one important piece of advice dear reader, make sure to be a good friend and spend your time wisely with your friends, family, distant relatives, and any other person close to you. I thank all my friends who made high school a memorable time. All hail friendship!
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