everyone has a price...

Friends are expensive. Straight up. If time is money, and you have to spend time with your friends in order to keep them, then friends are pretty much the most expensive thing in the world. But if friends are so expensive, why do we treat them like our cheap belongings...aka we use and abuse them. Friends are like our expensive property. You have to care for them, you have to be there when they need repair (help), you have to give them attention, and most of all, you have to respect them. Sometimes I feel like we all get lost in all our own personal selfishness and often neglect our friends and take them for granted.

Where am I going with all of this? Who likes cheap sh*t? No one that I know. Most people who buy something of lesser quality are usually forced to do due to some circumstance, convenience, finances, or lack of selection. Now, are those qualities you look for when you are trying to find friends? Are you someone's friend because of the conveniences they can provide for you? Are you someone's friend because they are rich? Are you someone's friend because there are no other people who want to be your friend? Didn't think so.

Everyone appreciates quality. People will pay extra for quality. People will go the extra mile to get something of greater quality. Think of the last time you drove about 30 min further than you had to because you wanted something so bad and it was not available nearby. That's what I am talking about when it comes to frienship. You have to earn your friends. You have to be worth that extra 30 min. Friends are not something you deserve, friends are something you earn. Just like saving up a few months for that expensive new tv, you need to do the same thing when building that friendship. Put in time. Don't expect sh*t to just happen on its own. Don't expect anything from them if you are not willing to make them expect anything from you. A one-sided friendship is going to get old quicker than the good times lasted. Eventually, one person is just going to get fed up and the b*tch/a*shole will be out sooner than expected, and out of nowhere.

Don't keep people around just because they can do something for you. Don't keep them around because they are nice and good people, but you cannot be the same to them. If you cannot go the extra mile for your friend, then you do not deserve to be a part of that person's life and they do not deserve to waste their time on you. Let them put their time and efforts into someone who reciprocates their behavior back to them.