Buongiorno Son,
I was thinking about something that has become more and more important in our lives, and that is quality relationships. It has often been said that the, “quality of your relationships dictates the quality of your life”. Do you agree with that?
How would you define a quality relationship? I would suppose that you could say that a quality relationship is one that is fulfilling for both parties. After all, what’s the point of being in an unfulfilling relationship?
Relationships are definitely worth nurturing and cultivating, because a great relationship can last a lifetime.
Another important point is that relationships may have to be edited from time to time. As an example, I had a 50-year friendship that ended rather abruptly. My good friend at the time was going through a tough time with his divorce. I won’t go into the details of how the divorce came about because it is not my intention to roll him under the bus.
It seemed that he became more and more frustrated and irritated with me and I couldn’t figure out why. He then accused me of not being supportive. He highlighted and praised how supportive he had been of me, but somehow was prone to omit how I had been supportive of him throughout the course of his divorce.
As I was trying to figure out why my friend was being so unfriendly, we had some, “straw that broke the camel’s back” moments. Basically, he screamed and cursed at me on the phone. I was shocked, but tried to remain understanding and patient. He screamed and cursed at me a second time over the phone. In both cases, what added insult to injury was that he was not alone when he was screaming and cursing over the phone. I suppose that he wanted others to hear him “go off”!
It was my friend’s idea to end the friendship, which in retrospect, was fine with me. I mean, after all, a friend who is abusive is not really a friend at all, right?
Now I will openly admit that I am obviously not a perfect person. I believe that friends may get on each other’s nerves from time to time. In a true friendship, however, friends weather the storm together.
With all that said, choose your friends carefully as those relationships can have a huge impact on the quality of your life.
Well, that’s all for now!
Have an amazing day and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Dad