FRIENDSHIP

Everyone is different from one another; have different sentiments; different origins, different behaviors and characters, also, in different ways, we all fit in as friends of one another. People describe friends as some one who has your back; supports you; can be trusted with secrets and problems; go to when in need. Yeah, all these definitions are absolutely right.                                

PART I
"Show Me Your Friend, And I'll Tell You Who You Are."
Our friends are reflections of who  and what we are. They can be a medium used to measure your own character.  Sometimes, our friends are our mentors, because we develop the desire to act like them , think like them, even behave like them, this might sometimes be seen as influence. Although, like I stated earlier, people are different in different ways, but as evidence of friendship, we have something in common that creates a bond of friendship. As the saying goes; "birds of the same feather flock together". It could be in sentiments and beliefs, interests, peer groups, love (in terms of spouses), academic fields of study, neighborhood, etc.
 For instance, we notice that a person who goes around making trouble, would be associated with troublemakers. Also, a person who derives joy in making others happy, is associated with people of the same nature. In the same vein, a thief or robber would be associated with people who will rather go around stealing and robbing with him, rather than those who would condemn them.
Therefore, if someone meets you, and finds out that you're a playful, jovial and nice person, they'd expect that your friend(s) are of the same character, also if one learns you're the friend of a thief, a liar, It is only natural for him/her to be careful to believe you  or leave their things around you .
Personally, if you come to me and say "Abigail, your friend is stupid" I'd take it that I am seen as stupid as well, or if I'm told "hey, your friend is of good character" I'd take it that I'm perceived to have good character too...
 "Your friend's character, behavior, actions, should be ones we are comfortable with being identified as such".

                                                                         Thanks for reading....