Adulthood is not a scam like it was projected to be by some folks. It is a necessary phase that should be experienced by everyone despite it's numerous challenges that always seem to make people believe it is an endless battle between themselves and the world. There is a major upside that comes maturing right, you get to reflect on the life you lived as a kid knowing fully well you were a different person then and if you do find yourself in that same scenario, things would turn out different because of a much more enlightened mind and a whole new perspective.
We all did silly things as youngsters that both felt like the best way to go about a situation and generally a way of life. Growing up I always found it difficult to make friends, every circle I wound up in I never seemed to fit in.... My social skills were poor In fact I sucked at relating with people largely because I always felt like there was never a need to make friends and I am doing pretty well on my own, minding my business and reading stories or novels, act solo dramas where I get to play every character that pops into my head- an embodiment of 'all by myself'.
And then at some point it hit me that I needed a friend, a real character in my play. I guess you would be wondering if I had a sibling or not, well I did, three of them in fact all older than me but I still felt like an outsider even in my own family. Knowing this, I set out to make friends. It was no walk in the park, I kept bumming out of ideas on how to make real friends since the traditional method was not working and then something dumb popped in WHY NOT BUY THEM WITH GIFTS And MONEY, a desperate move that will cost me a lot more than I bargained for. Operation buy a friend started off smooth and it seemed like I was actually in a legit clique making a few friends on the way. My first customer was Stella, I offered her some chocolate in exchange for her friendship and she completely agreed. This continued for years starting all the way from grade School till I was done with senior high. Since I was always changing schools I had a lot of buying to do and the facade kept working until reality reared its ugly head. It was the first semester in uni as a Fresher, I made a lot of friends with the same method but as soon as I went broke, all my so called friends left me high and dry,
coming up with excuses that made no sense for why they were avoiding me. That was when I realized how blind I was. If you start a friendship on a monetary basis, you pay for it your whole life and when you can't everybody deserts you.
True friendship cannot be bought but earned. There is a circle for everyone and a place for all even if you feel like you are meant to be a loner. I found my place even though it did take me a huge percentage of my life. Currently I am in my final year and still stuck with the friends that latched on to me when I had nothing to offer than a smile on my face. Good things take time and when they come, they last more than a lifetime.
Thanks for reading
Damn ooooh my God I think I came too late
See as I just dey here dey waste
I waishi met you earlier so you can buy my friendship at a reasonable price damn😭
Lovely post anyway. Good thing you realized that paying for friendship is a terrible way to go about life . Happy to know you are free from that part of your life
And am happy I realized it to cause I wonder the kind of fake friends will be around me by now thanks to the real once I have
Please how much will you pay me to become your friend
Nice write up......
wow!
You offered chocolate in exchange for friendship! Is there room for more?😊
Indeed friendship can't be bought, genuine friends will stay even at your worsest time, they won't befriend you!
Thanks for sharing with us! @icelover
Now that I know that true friendship can't be bought I only buy chocolate for my true friends 😁
There things in life that money cannot buy and one of them is true friendship. If you build a relationship based on funds, you'll need money to continue sustaining such relationship..
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Thank you for sharing this with us @icelover
Thank you so much for the comment I will try to do as you have said
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There are many good things I have enjoyed through friendship. Seriously, the value of of honest friendship is inestimable.
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You bought friendship with chocolate 😁,those people are cheap 😁, genuine friendship is hard but you'll get one soon.
I will get one soon you say could that be you? @danielkuye
But am not taking chocolate,my prize is weigh bigger that 😁.
Am a free friend always,so am your friend already.