Friendships, laughter, the best medicine........

Do you ever take stock of the people you call friends, do you ever wonder if they value you as much as you value them, do you think you value your friends enough, do you have a criteria for choosing friends, what kind of behaviour do you look out for when considering being friends with someone, do you even have friends, or need them for that matter?????

Personally i’ve found that the easiest way to be friends with me is humour. Simple as that, if you lack it, let’s face it, we won't b friends. If you misunderstand my humour, it is that simple, we won't be friends, if I have to occasionally explain what I meant when I said something, clearly you don't understand me, we can’t be friends. Each time I've found myself being questioned about what I meant when I said something in social networks, I simply apologized, then unfollowed the person from my profile, so that I wouldn't be tempted to make the same mistake again.  Humour with me comes naturally. Once you possess humour, we can move on quite smoothly from there. After all, if we are to spend time together, there has got to be humour shared right, no matter how serious the situation is. Laughter makes the heart merry, laughter makes the world go round, laughter makes you forget about any drama that may surround you that has taken over your life, even if for a second, laughter soothes the soul. If you can have someone to share laughter with, someone who can make you laugh genuinely, someone whose jokes you sometimes recall & find yourself laughing to yourself, you have found a friend.

I do time & again find myself in situations where I have to respond, comment & unable to do so without being sarcastic, yet at the same time knowing very well that the person I have to respond to, won't get me or worse, take offence..... When this happens, if possible, I do turn to my friends for intervention to respond on my behalf & pray their wisdom will manage the situation. I do restrain myself time & again when faced with a serious situation. Rest assured though, if I have to restrain myself when responding, you r definitely NOT my friend.

Loyalties can come later, sharing memories can come later, but first & foremost if we can share laughter, we r truly on a road to a potentially great friendship....... Say cheers if you have a friend you know makes you laugh..........