You may have heard the saying that your network is your net worth. This may or may not be true. However, letβs rub our minds together to perhaps arrive at a near-logical conclusion.
Friendship is a blessing, and it must be appreciated. Friends usually see the true self of an individual, and sometimes, friends get to know things we may be careful about disclosing to those we are in relationships with. I have many friendsβin fact, thousands of friends. I am aware we are friends by virtue of some circumstances or gains between both parties. However, when the gold is tested on fire, only a very few of my acclaimed friends will come out refined. Friendships are usually built over time, and in a good number of cases, there would have been fights at the onset or along the way, which in most cases would either strengthen the bond or tear it apart completely.
Real friends are thus tested and trusted over time. This brings me down to breaking my thousands of friends into acquaintances, past friends, friends of circumstances, distant friends, and now, close friends. I have had a best friend who is a lady since 2010, and yeah, she is happily married (do not ask me why I did not marry her or why I am unmarried). And I have a friend, Rilwan, with whom we have almost seen ourselves as brothers right from 2009, when I entered college, even though he is in faraway Lagos (about 4β5 hours drive from Ilorin) and other close friends like Dr. Olujitan and Dr. Oladepo. These few friends of mine are the closest in my life right now.
Thereβs no doubt that there are other friends that, by virtue of their complexity, I cannot mention their names (they are either far away, or those I rarely communicate with, or may be close to me in distance but not yet tested over time), but I know they will come through for me when the bricks are down, and equally as a selfless individual, Iβm up for strangers, and close friends will not be an exception.
As it stands, most of my circle of friends is connected, and two of them are medical doctors who do not mind leaving the country for a greener pasture. I can say that we are comfortable and thankful with our little achievements at this stage of our lives, even though thereβs a desire for a more comfortable life, which we are independently working towards and ensuring nobody is lagging behind. These are friends that could take loans on my behalf when the need is urgent, and vice versa.
A wider expansion of my social networks are my elementary and high school colleagues, with whom, though we are not in close relationships, we look out for one another. We have a WhatsApp platform for each of the primary and secondary schools. Just yesterday, a primary schoolmate called me and encouraged me to reach out to other colleagues who are more well-to-do and connected to indicate on the platform whenever job openings are available so as to help those that are yet to be settled. He also informed me that a classmate of ours was on admission at the tertiary health institution, which I hope to investigate further and bring to the attention of others if the sick colleague would not mind. This is our little way of looking out for one another in health and in wealth.
I will not fail to mention some wonderful friends I have made here on hive, such as @monica-ene @rare-gem @sekani @amiegeoffrey @gloriaolar @marynn @kilvnrex @iskafan @wongi @ibbtammy @terganftp @dianelson @kemmyb @dwayne16 @princess-dara @dwixer @emrysjobber @marilour @mrenglish @lightpen @stellageorge @ginika @vivaebony @josediccus and a whole lot more. These are people who are major stakeholders in my net worth here on hive, and their engagements have constantly spurred me to keep hiving, such that hive has become my everyday abode and my newest social network! π€π€ππ€π€
Thank you for reading. I would love to have your comments and contributions. π€
Aaaaawn. You are such a darling and meeting you on Hive is a blessing. You are a friend and more. I'm certain that these close friends of yours you mentioned in your article will definitely come through for you when the matter speaks urgency because you are a gem.
Like you said, most times quarrel is only to strengthen the bond in friendship although not in her cases but any friendship that stands after a heated quarrel has been tested and refined.
You're very right dear. Thank you for your wise contribution
Someone I look up to says you're not wealthy if all you own is as a result of your hardwork or purchased with your own money. Your network is indeed your net worth because you can't live life by yourself and the quality you get depends also on the quality and value you place on people you have surrounding you.
It's so cool you have friends you can count on always and I trust you'll cherish them because we don't come by people like that every day.
I'm glad I'm your friend π₯°, my net worth don choke laidat πππ€
Awwwwn πππ
You're very right, we get the qualities we give even if it's not always.
You're my great friend dear π€ and glad hive brought us together
Friends are important but one needs to be careful in choosing the right ones. You are also right that your network is your networth. There are friends who are amazing while some are what we wouldn't want to associate with.
Thank you so much. The mind we have towards all should still be pure and open unless to those that willingly abuse it. Yet, we rise by lifting others. Thank you for your kind comment
Friends are important, they are there to keep us grounded and inspire us when we feel down. Friendship is priceless!
You're very correct. They keep us moving
You've been quite amazing dear. It's so nice to have you as a friend.π₯°π₯°π₯°
The pleasure is mine π€
Thank you for being among my net worth β€
Your heart tells you what you are worth with the kind of conversation you have with people and how you relate with them.
There may not be any firm certification of being friends as the characteristics of friendship differ from person to the other.
You're right, our minds and conversations define our friendships and worth
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BEER.Friends are important no matter who you are but positive-minded ones are the ones that make life worth living. Thanks for the mention and a big shoutout to my friends here on hive.
Thank you dear, I'm glad to be your friend too
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I feel honored being among those you consider friends... Just a few months ago I thought I was alone on hive, until I started seeing some who were ready to come through for me... That's what friends are for.
It's a great pleasure bro
The gift of people is very important in life and cannot be disregarded. Hardwork and quality friends would help one go far in life.
You're very right, thank you for your kind words
Thank you for the recognition. A human without friends even if its one is worth being investigated. A tree does not make a forest. I am a practical example of the saying that one's network is his net worth. I will mention the details in my entry post later. Thank you for the wonderful piece @jjmusa2004.
Thank you friend, I'll look forward to your entry
Very happy for the benefits that Hive gives us through virtuality, without watertight spaces, on the contrary in absolute freedom in synchrony and asynchrony; allowing, encouraging and strengthening the interaction between Hivers. Here there are no distances or barriers of any kind, which makes us move freely in equality and similarity; strengthening affinities.
We move in new meaningful codes, where words, signs and symbols are loaded with meaning, allowing us to develop affinities and virtual friendships.
Until another time, my friend.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, you're a rare gem π€
You are welcome πβ¨
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STOP1-0Wow. Wow. I was enjoying the post, until I discovered that @starstrings01 and I are not your friends. Isn't this life wonderful?I am just playing, though.
You do have a lot of good friendsβreputable ones, in factβand that tells a lot about you too.
Personally, I do not consider everyone my friend, actually. It takes a whole lot to be in that category of mine. The "criteria" isn't out of the ordinary, but just enough to clearly differentiate between "friend" and "acquintance."
How are things with you, by the way, "not my friend?"
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How will I call my Boss my Friend?
You're a Boss nau, we are looking up to you senior Boss.... But you're my friend Boss, it's encrypted within the text Boss.
You're right, not everyone is a friend even though they all can be classified generally as one, they'll be offended if we called them acquaintances also but when the chips are down, we know those that'll stick by us probably more than blood would.
Thank you MY FRIEND-BOSSπ
I was just smiling while readingπ€ All my life I have only had friends that want to only benefit from me. From what you have written I can tell you have good "friends" and not "frnd", I have known you through your writing and engagement, I must say I have learnt to an extent things I didn't have knowledge of.
I am honoured to be part of your friends. Thank you!
Thank you @jjmusa2004 for the honorable mention, I'm glad to be your friend and I enjoy reading your post, keep hiving.
Thank you dear, I'm equally honoured
Awwwwn
I never knew I am keeping good conversation with someone online but you are my good network friends too you are always online to comment on my post and I love having conversation with you
Yes dear, I enjoy our engagements
Thank you for always
Wow... I got a mention. Thank you.
As for having thousands of friends?!? Wow.
That is just unheard of here in Canada. A lucky person may have half a dozen friends but 1000?
Cherish them and nurture the best ones.
Thank you sir
Show me your friends and I would tell you the kind of person you are. I believe that so true
Exactly, thank you sire
No way I would miss this for anything β¨. Friends are a lot of things to different people; their comforter, their motivators, their backbones and what not.
It's good to hear that hive has become your daily abode. It's amazing to come on hive and see people who are so determined to reach and even exceeded their goals. Coming across you on the blockchain was a very good thing and I'm glad I didβ¨
Thank you so much for your kind words dear friend, I'm most grateful and equally honoured π€
You're most welcome dear β¨
As the Antenna for the network I have caught all the signal and come here late to tell you that you have done well keeping a very good circle for yourself... Friends should be able to stand in for each other and every unhelpful ones should be kept at arms length.
Well done
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Great Friends are like gold to us. I have tasted and believed that we need each other to survive. Some friends are always there to help bring out the best in us, support us in all angles but then, getting into wrong friends can also be disastrous.
You are a doctor clicking with other doctors..I see, that's great and I wish you all the best in life
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Thank you very much
It's my pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed every bit of it