Friendship

What qualities make up a perfect friendship? A perfect and absolute friendship holds a reciprocal desire for each to have the best life they can possibly have. When the best course of action helps one and hurts the other, compromise must take place. This compromise should include clear communication, yet communication is difficult, if not impossible when stressful situations reduce the energy of one friend to listen to the other who needs to be heard. Time constraints can place added stress to the situation—no time to wait for the stress to be reduced.
One sometimes must simply make a decision and decide upon the appropriate compromise with the friend's needs in mind, doing the best that they can for them. If it turns out to be the wrong decision, at least they can feel good about trying to do the right thing. If the friend does not understand, one wonders if the relationship was as reciprocal as one first believed. Yet, one should never assume the worst motives in a friend. Actions or nonactions can simply be a continuation of the stress and this time, they can take all the time they need to communicate clearly.