Life brings many faces our way, some leave us with blessings, others with lessons we wish we never encountered.
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Some friends stand with you, and some only pretend. Their smiles are warm, but their knives are cold the moment you turn your back. May life keep us afar from friends who smile with us, yet rush to expose our secrets to the enemy.
Not every smiling face is a friend; some wear care as a disguise while secretly hoping to see us fall. They always have advice to give, but never the wisdom to fix their own lives.
Amidst those who come to destroy, there are still good and genuine souls who enter our lives to build and uplift us. Their good deeds leave footprints in our hearts that time can never erase, and their kindness restores our faith that goodness still lives in people and that not all hearts are alike.
Among the few whose goodness still lights this world stands my best friend, Emeka. A soul I was blessed to meet in 2011.
Emeka is always smiling; you can hardly tell when he's sad or happy, because his face is forever lit with a smile. And with that smile comes a generous heart. Emeka was the first friend who showed me the true meaning of generosity.
At first, he would ask, ''Do you want?'' and I would always say no. But with time, he studied me, stopped asking, and just gave. Those were some of my toughest moments, and I was truly glad he stopped asking... I just accepted what he gave me with gratitude.
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As our friendship deepened, everyone in the community knew us as inseparable. We played football together and always walked home together. After all, we were neighbors.
Sadly, that same year, I left home. We still kept in touch, but it was never quite the same as when we were together. Months later, when I visited home, Emeka had a sad story to share. He was going through a tough time and told me how those he had once been generous to could not offer him help.
I told him, ''That's life. Not everyone will appreciate your kindness. But some will... and I'm one of them.
We spent the few weeks I was home together, and this time, I treated him to the same nice meals he used to treat me to back then. It felt so good to be able to give back and stand by him when he needed it most.
True Friendship is built in hard times. We all need someone to walk life's road with, because when we go alone, we go fast, but when we go with friends, we go far. The friend we need to go far in life could be a family member, a life partner, or a stranger who has become more than a friend.
Just call me Burl.
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