What type of friend do you want to have?

There are two types of people in this world: those who flatter you and those who will be honest with you no matter how painful can be. The question raised here is: What type of person would we prefer to have as a friend? My point of view is that I want to have an honest person beside me as he will protect me from this wild world and he will be a person I can count on.

An honest person is hard to come by these days. You rarely find people with this characteristic anymore. I personally believe honesty is a great trait. An honest friend would protect me from other's people traps if I were not able to see them. It is not always beneficial to hear what you want to hear as it is easy to fall into a trap. Not only does a good friend have to be a supporter of your actions but he should also be careful not to hurt you, however painful that may be.

Furthermore, it is a fact that a person who always flatters you cannot be trusted because he does not always tell you the truth. Also you have to be aware that he may flatter you because he gains some kind of benefit from you. He may hurt you somehow when you are not needed. You always have to think twice about these kind of people because you will never know if they are telling you the truth or not.

All in all, I would rather have honest people beside me as they will protect me and I can trust them. 

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