Lessons about Life from a Friend

Isabellagavassi
2 min readFeb 24, 2022

I love making friends with new people. However, I am very picky about making them close friends. It’s not that I’m bad, but I don’t like having conflicts with other people. When I feel I don’t fit in with one or two people, I’m sure I won’t want to be close or be together even for a minute. There’s no need to need other people who don’t mean anything in my life. Not arrogant, but when the relationship is too close to the wrong person, it will certainly add a new problem to our lives.

I like to meet new people from various backgrounds. I’m not shy about getting to know each other, sharing contacts, or just saying hello. Sometimes it is not known, that the relationship lasts a long time only with a warm greeting, then exchange stories and have the same perception about anything. However, friends can’t be forced to be the same or equal, only time will tell.

From the experience of a friend, sometimes it can inspire our lives to be better. Depending on where you are friends, that’s where the answer to your growth mindset is.

I have some friends, who inspire me to live slower and feel content. Value minimalism that is brought to make the material is not one of the reasons to survive. One friend taught me that having a few things (with good quality) is enough to live. Another friend taught me to work without the need for the latest and most expensive gadgets. Then, another friend taught me that the most important thing is to feel happy, passionate to do any job, and invest in hobbies.

Everyone has their value.
I often feel fit to be friends with people who have values ​​like this.

Money-oriented will never end in life.
Every day is always stressful thinking about when money comes or why money always goes.
Too imprisoned money is also not good.
It’s wrong to miss the moment because you’re too stingy with yourself.

I’m still that kind of person.

However, making friends with them, made me think that this short life, should be spent making yourself happy in a simple way. Do anything with a focus on pleasing yourself. Keep trying that is balanced with self-happiness. Please, note to myself, don’t think too much about what will happen in the future. The future has its troubles. Start focusing on working to please yourself, and not on other motivations.

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