Lasting Friendships!
- Charlie Brown
- Sep 29, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2025
Friends come in and out of our life, but some hang around for the long-haul.
Regarding the 'long-haul' -- take a look at the picture above. Even though we harass each other and give each other a hard time, my old friends keep coming back to critique my new ideas and laugh at my mistakes. And after all these years, we still keep putting up with each other. We’ve been friends so long I can’t remember which one of us is the bad influence.
And we'll be friends 'til we are old and senile. Then, we'll be new friends!
Good friends care for each other, close friends understand each other, but true friends stay forever, beyond words, beyond distance, and beyond time.
Friends come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime.
Friends for a REASON:
When someone is in your life for a reason, they have come to teach you and encourage you, or to provide you with guidance and support.
My high school coach emphasized the importance of exercise and physical fitness. He had us exercise and run numerous laps daily to help us get fit and stay in shape. Exercise and health have remained a crucial part of my life ever since.
Friends for a SEASON:
When people come into your life for a season, they may be able to help you calm down or make you laugh. Short-lived relationships can still be beneficial. Even a short interaction with a stranger can impact your life in meaningful ways.
I remember when I first began my career in the apparel business years ago, many people took time to share their knowledge and encourage me along the way. When I randomly meet other people, I always try to help and encourage them.
Friends for a LIFETIME: A long-term relationship can bring you joy, aid your growth, and teach you more about yourself and the world around you. Lifetime friends see you go through different stages of your life and support you through it all — and vice versa.
A friend, is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Dale Carnegie once said: People become lonely in old age because in their youth they didn't cultivate relationships and connections that could have sustained them through the ups and downs of life.
Every relationship takes work. Make sure you make time for the ones who really matter!
Lasting friendship must be intentional!
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm -Proverbs 13:20 This proverb suggests that the people we choose to spend time with can significantly influence our character, values, and ultimately, our life trajectory.
It's never too late to start building meaningful relationships and investing in the people around you.
Choose your friends wisely because surely you will grow to be like them.
