True friends

It's so simple and easy, for friends to

1) Coo and drool, smile and laugh along with you
2) Be easy-going, fun-loving and celebrate the happy moments with you
3) Be unquestioning and uncritical, and lavish you with those sugarcoated, complimentary replies that are pleasant to the ears, boost the ego and gain brownie pts for themselves

But there are a few others, whom, despite the risk of

- Being regarded as a wet blanket/party dampener

- Being misunderstood, blamed, forsaken by you

- Incurring the wrath of you, or the person(s) in question;

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Choose to:

1) Burst your bubble and raise pertinent problems you are evading, point out your flaws and where you've gone wrong

2) Give you their honest, even if harsh opinions of you/somebody/something and challenge those lame excuses and rationalizations of yours

3) Issue stern admonishments and warnings to knock some senses into you and to cut short your agony
4) Do away with those flattery to voice those valid concerns, disapproval and objections in the way you behaved/handled something so that you don't make a further fool of yourself

It's not a glamourous role nor is it rewarding. More often than not, the good intentions may fall on deaf ears and obstinate ways.

Here, a belated thanks ( also thanks in advance) to all who have, at one point or another say what I may not expect to hear, not want to hear but absolutely need to hear. Thank you for your big-heartedness to wake me up from those reveries, to correct those faults, right those mistakes and let go/move on. It's really appreciated:).