Yea, weird how i woke up this morning and the word "Friendship" keeps ringing in my head. I am an individual who never trust myself when it comes to keeping friends for long ( Not that i'm a bad person though), the issue is always that i have always had a word l keyed into that no friendship ever lasts forever, and i have always had a cause to break up my friendship with anyone whenever i begin to feel uncomfortable about the person. An adage in Yoruba says: 'Ogun omode o le shere fogun odun', but my problem now is, why should this, why can't i have a friend that i will keep forever. Even though my mum has proved that adage wrong by keeping a particular friend ( Aunty Moli) for such a long time that i sometimes wonder how they were able to do it, this sometimes have me question myself as to why i found it difficult to maintain such loyalty with the few friends that i have met during the cause of my growing. I remember quite a number of friends i have had and have had to break up with, due to issues that are not even suppose to be an hitch with acquaintances not to say close friends. Now why i am writing this now is that this thought coming to me today has always been and i have always tried to ignore it. For some reasons i have been able to keep a particular friend for over five years without a break and all has been so smooth, great and it has really been a roller coaster ride with us, though we have not been that perfect, but i can't remember if we even ever had an argument and had to keep malice over 2hrs, but every now and then that evil thought comes to me screeching 'How long more have you guys got to be together'. This thought always gives me the chill and it really hunts me, so today i decided to answer the thought but saying out loud "Even if we have just one day left before we break up our friendship, I want to make the most of it and enjoy it while it last without breaking the GOLDEN RULES". Now lets talk about few things that has been the secrets of the long term friendship. It might help you too. (Bukky, in case you see this, don't let your head swell ooo) The Seven Secret To Friendship (GOLDEN RULES): 1. Understanding: Despite differences in age,size and height,always made a pact to understand yourselves,make it a point of duty to have each other's back even in the other party's absence. Understand each others moods and actions 2. Respect: Yes, even if you are three years or more older than your friend, never disrespected each other in any way. This applies to your individual opinions and decision makings 3. Communication: Always make sure that you keep in touch as much as you can ( Always make out time to talk on the phone at least once in a day), also try to open up on issues and talk about your differences. 4. Keep to your words: One thing that should always be certain is that both of you should make massive effort not to disappoint each other at any point in time. Let your words always be followed be the accurate action, so if you say you are going to do something for the other party, don't let anything stop you from fulfilling you promises 5. Trust: Trust each other enough to tell him/her anything, and let them also trust you enough to do same, never have a cause or give a chance to doubt one another 6. Listen to each other: Yes, you must both be good listeners when it comes to issues surrounding you. When she/he needs to talk you have to listen and vice versa 7. Know that you can't always be the only friend and can't be together always: You will have to be in a different place at a point and so does your friend, so always know that he/she will also have other friends, hobbies or even career, so don't be a stuck up friends, give your friend some space when the need arises Yes, i have been able to vomit the words that have stuck up my throat for so long. PS: I hope you guys enjoyed this and put it to practice Do have a great time guys!