I have few requirements in friends. Mainly, I enjoy surrounding myself with smart, driven, fun, and loyal people. The smart, driven, and fun part is not particularly hard to find. It's the loyal part that usually gets you. When people hurt the people I love, I have an uncontrollable urge to punch them in the face. I think, had I been male, I would have been relatively violent. I have been guilty of being disloyal in the past, and I have paid deeply. So I try to be a good person. I try to allow myself to live a life of which I can be proud. And part of that involves protecting the people I love. I have people that watch my back, and I like to be that person to others. It's not hard to be a good person, all it takes is consideration for others. Consider how your actions affect others, consider how others' actions impact those that you love, and come to bat when your friends ask you to. Better yet, know when your friends need you to go to bat for them, even if they don't ask.
Be loyal. Be good. Ask yourself everyday if you are the kind of person who would fly half-way across the country for a friend. Because those are the friends that last. Those are the relationships that make us all better people. Those are the kind of friendships that bring the most good to the world.
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