What makes a good friend

A good friend is a very difficult thing to find. It’s hard to define a “good friend”. I think everyone has got a different idea about what should a person do to be a good friend. However, I think there are some necessary requirements that he/she should have: for example, a good friend should be able to keep a secret or listen to your problems and give you advice when you need it. He/she shouldn’t necessary be like you. In fact, sometimes having different points of view or reactions is better. Friends (and especially good friends) should be able to understand you, but also to make you think about what you are doing or saying. This way they’ll help you growing up. Friends usually should be sincere and they should always tell the truth. However, I think a good friend should also be able to lie to you. A good friend should be able to decide when to tell the truth and when not to do this: sometimes to tell a little lie is better than to tell the truth, if it would make a friend feel better. This is a very difficult thing to do, but I think good friends should make all that is possible to defend each other.

What makes me suffer

I’m a very sensitive person, so there are many things that make me suffer. In fact, they aren’t so much, but they are very big things by my point of view. The thing that makes me suffer above all is being ignored (especially by people I esteem or I find interesting). I’m usually very silent, so no one cares about me, and sometimes, when I try to talk to somebody, he/she doesn’t notice it or tries to talk with me as little as possible (they usually have more interesting things to do). However, I usually find someone to talk with. The nastiest situation is when everyone has someone to talk with, and I’m alone. It makes me suffer. Another thing that makes me suffer is being not understood. I’m sometimes worried about saying stupid things, so I don’t say all that I think. This way, people can’t understand what I say, but it is my fault. I suffer because I can’t express all my feelings as I want to do. Another thing that makes me suffer is seeing another person suffering. This is a thing I can’t stand. And I can’t stand if anyone suffers by my fault (especially if he/she is one of my friends or relatives).