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Surround Yourself Only with Real People Who Will Light Your Way

Choosing the right people is important.

By Kezia DeaconPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
Surround Yourself Only with Real People Who Will Light Your Way
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One of the most important things in this life is the people with whom you have decided to walk the path of life.

They are the embodiment of everything you love with passion and with all your heart, everything you sincerely like and, ultimately, who you are.

But until you meet those beautiful, sincere, and true people, you will have to endure more than one disappointment. You will meet people who will think exclusively of themselves and how they will use you. Those who will only bring pain, chaos, and pain into your life.

Sooner or later you will realize with bitterness that very few people care about you. They don't care what you think, how you feel, what you dream about. Unfortunately, finding real people is not so easy.

Hiding all this in your shell will not work. One way or another, the people around us can influence our lives. This is inevitable.

And those you call friends and those who help you survive all the adventures and hardships all influence your life in some way. They are the ones who reconfirm your faith and hope, support, inspire, force you to move forward without stopping. True friends motivate you to become a better version of yourself, and at the same time, they never disappoint you when you need their help.

The key phrase, in this case, is "true friends." Because in our time it is extremely difficult to find a real, authentic person who will not betray you as soon as he notices a profitable option or starts to envy you. That's why it's so important to carefully monitor the people around you.

Some "friendships" in life seem pretty sweet and pleasant to us, and only when we get a knife in the back do we realize that we were wrong about those people. Such people can make us deeply unhappy, plunge into the abyss of depression and disappointment. As a result, all we could do was break our hopes and destroy our self-esteem.

How do we recognize toxic people before they hit and hurt us?

Unfortunately, we live most of our lives almost unconsciously. As a rule, we do not pay attention to people's intentions until we understand that life has turned its back on us. Either we are blind to see what is obvious or we are trying to convince ourselves that there is something good in these people.

Sometimes we decide that the most important thing is to avoid frightening loneliness. Therefore, we prefer to surround ourselves with false friends rather than be alone.

And over time, we get used to them, we become attached, and even if something doesn't suit us, we'd rather tolerate their toxicity than look for new friends. Think about it: stay with bad people just for fear of being alone. This is completely absurd!

What is certain is that, in the end, this false friendship will simply overshadow your real world. In addition, toxic people will one day show their true nature and it will be damn painful. In this context, staying in a peaceful company "with yourself" for a while is not so bad, is it?

Indeed, our lives are too short for fake and false friends.

After all, no one will return the time you lost to naked people and meaningless relationships. And your fear of loneliness is only an opportunity to meet those people who will become your beautiful environment. With people whose intentions will be as pure as yours.

If you continue to spend time with the wrong people, then you will not have time for the right people.

Life is short, spending it with those who don't support you, don't inspire you, don't motivate you, doesn't help you become a better version of yourself.

Don't be afraid to spend some time looking for a new and lonely environment. Deserve. Because the new environment will light your way. It will become easier and easier for your soul. You will finally become yourself and find happiness.

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