A friend in need is a friend indeed
The relevance of having people you can fall back on as friends cannot be underestimated.
When you have people you can call upon during times of need, your life would seem to run smoothly. These are people who are always ready to offer practical assistance such as financial, emotional, or mental support whenever you call upon them. Having them means you are settled because you wouldn't be alone if circumstances take a wrong turn in your life. You will always be rest assured that they will come to your aid only if you pick up the phone and dial. They may not always have to aid financially, sometimes, just having someone who listens could go a long way to helping one live confidently.
A listening ear is something society is lacking nowadays and that's because a lot of people want to speak and barely want to listen. So when you find someone you can rely upon during times of need, especially if it's someone you just need to listen to while you pour out your heart, then, hold them tight.
By maintaining a relationship where you can depend on one another for aid, you subtly, redefine the importance of that person in your life. You are indirectly or directly showing them that they can call upon you and you can do the same. It's almost as Spryo says "Good friends aren't money", in his song, "Who's your guy?", and he is not far from the truth. He most certainly tells his friend that they will be friends for life. This means they can always count on each other to serve and deliver them from adversities if need be... Forever
You can cultivate these kinds of relationships by offering your hand first. You may not necessarily wait until the other party shows concern or helps you. You can always do this by doing nice things to them especially if you can tell when they are in dire need of such an act of kindness. This will send the message that you want them to understand that they can depend on you. By sending the signal, you might be surprised to receive their hand of confidence and trust in return.
It's almost as the saying goes, "if the mountain can't come to Muhammad then Muhammad can go to the mountain". So you don't have to wait around for them to act first, you can start from somewhere, and soon your relationship with these people will be headed somewhere.
What I am trying to do with this post is to encourage you to build and maintain strong relationships with people who can be relied upon. But you should make sure it's not a parasitic relationship in which one party preys on the other instead of having a symbiotic relationship where each party scratches the other's bad.
Hello,
I make it a maxim in my life to reach out to anyone in need, whether they are friends or not. And I don't really expect to be repaid. I never expect anything from anyone in that sense. Maybe in others I do, and I should rethink that.
But hey, friends... you don't give a kick and friends come out in droves, and just because you help someone doesn't mean they'll become your friend or that you'll become their friend. Friendships are based on a lot of things that sometimes you don't explain. It's about connecting with each other, it's a bond that is created for life, or a good strong bond that doesn't unravel even if you stop seeing each other for a while, or for x reasons can't help each other.
Well... Best regards. I'm just stating my opinion, which is not against yours.