(April 15, 2012 at 7:28 pm)padraic Wrote: The simplest way to keep friends to be a friend. If you are unable to accept a person as he/she is ,without trying to change them,you are not their friend.
I never really could get behind this concept of accepting someone without trying to change them. If you love someone and they have qualities that you'd consider undesirable or which might lead them into trouble, why wouldn't you try to change them?
My best friend is smart and has a great sense of adventure. He is also a fool for love - usually falling for unattainable girls. I never fail to criticize that, always pointing out the trouble and pain it has caused in the past. Does being his friend mean I shouldn't try to change something about him that could cause problems in future?
