"Friendship is......a give and take relationship. Someone has to start giving to begin the relationship.
...not about expecting what he/she can give you, but about what you can offer him/her.
...about taking the initiative to ask the question 'Free to meet up today?'. Being passive could result in the loss of a potential good friend.
...about being with a person in total silence and yet feel totally comfortable about it. Because there's a bond stronger than the uneasiness felt in an awkward silence.
...about not seeing each other for a long time and yet when the two of you meet again, you can still talk to each other just like before, like nothing has changed.
...like looking for a pearl in a sea of oysters. You need to put in lots of effort to pry open an oyster, some require more and some require less. The probability of finding one with a pearl is very low; most of the time you won't find it. But once you find one, you know you've found a treasure."
- quotes off a great speech
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and my own additions:
... not about taking pple's good for granted and wonder why nobody was good to u when u eventually lost it.
...about standing by each other's side and standing up for each other.
...not about being together for the everyday fun, but about being there for each other during the occasional falls.
...about being genuine, sincere, trustworthy, dependable.