Wealth can be\u00a0a factor that affects a relationship. It cannot be the driving force\u00a0behind it.<\/p>\n
When you take a long hard look at your life,\u00a0you’d realize that\u00a0the people you consider your best friends have no interest in your wealth, as you don’t in theirs.<\/p>\n
Ask yourself, are you surrounded by friends or opportunists?<\/p>\n
For the largest part, you would be surrounded by people who serve their own\u00a0interests through you. Attracted to you, for the materialistic\u00a0benefit you can bring them, either directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n
The niceness they exhibit. The caring they fake. Their over-helpful nature. The false smile. The overenthusiastic appreciation of everything you do, every joke you crack.\u00a0The sugary sweetness that they bring to the table. It is easy\u00a0to spot them from miles away…\u00a0but we usually choose not to.<\/p>\n
Logic dictates that we should\u00a0avoid such people. Yet, we enthusiastically welcome them into our lives.<\/p>\n
Why? Because they serve our selfish needs too.<\/p>\n
Admiration, flattery, ego massages, mutual admiration. Some of the reasons why we put up with these people.<\/p>\n
But what good is a bunch of ‘yes men’ (or women), who eye the\u00a0material benefit one\u00a0can get them?<\/p>\n
The\u00a0journey starts alone and will eventually end alone too.\u00a0All we\u00a0can hope for, is that our\u00a0co-travellers would be true to us\u00a0and not to our possessions.<\/p>\n
Identify who is truly important to you. Who loves you, likes you and respects you unconditionally, for who you are, and not for\u00a0what you can give\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
Appreciate them. Spend more time with them. Build\u00a0a rock-solid bond with them. They are your true friends. They will stand by you through thick and thin.<\/p>\n
Nurture\u00a0these relationships. For, in this unpredictable life, it would be a shame to realize the hard way, who really cares for you and who is only interested in using you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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