A proverb about friendship... How does it apply to you?

To understand and be understood are essentials to a friendship, patience is baring each others frailties and shortcomings; a key ingredient to a lasting friendship. It is an individual need, one doesn't have to bare the burden alone, a popular saying goes like this "it takes two to tango".

I think it is not just in friendship that patience is needed. It is one of the important factor in any kind of relationship. Since we always say that a relationship should be give and take so if your friend give you patience you should also return that patience to them. There are lots of ways in showing one's patience. It maybe on time like if you set a meeting at 3pm and your friends show at 4pm you should allow them to explain for being late. Or if you asked them to accompany you but they can't you can also show your patience by trying to understand them. Those are just some ways on how we show patience to one another.

We all know friendships are really important. Right? So friendship between people depends upon values and patience. That's true. More to it, though. I show all my patience for my friends by all means. They do the same thing for me. Yep. Values and morals are always involved.

In a relationship (not only in friendship), there is always a bad one and a good one. The good one always remains patient with the bad one because the former cares for the latter. There's a bond between them the good one cannot let go. And the bad one needs the good one for companionship, he needs caring. My longest friendship (with my girlfriend) lasts because of me being patient with her. Accepting her as who she is.