Have you ever thanked a friend?
@uchihaseymour (1025)
American Samoa
March 3, 2011 8:50pm CST
Have you ever thanked a friend? for their smiles, for their hello's? for their taps at your back? their way of calling your name? their funny teases? their snacks being feasted? their naughty advices? and all those little and simplest forms of love? what if your friends would never do that anymore? could you bear it?
small things usually go unnoticed, but in reality, they are those that keep us going in our life... Thanks to all my friends for they are there whenever i need them...
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15 responses
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
4 Mar 11
You now there are some friends who chide you for thanking him/her. The reason why to thank in a formal way to a close and casual friend?
@svsvadivel (14)
• India
4 Mar 11
Your right. Amidst of all the personal problems, we tend forget them when we are among the friends. I never realized that this had kept my life going and had never thanked my friends for that. That's a good reminder. Only way I could have thanked them is when we fled out of tears on the farewell day.
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
4 Mar 11
Hi. uchihaseymour. Yes, I have thanked my friends for many things. I have recently thanked my cousins for loving and caring about me. I have also thanked my friend from high school. She allowed me to use her car so that I could try for my road test. I was not able to try for it because her seat belt was not working properly. She felt so bad about it. I still thanked her anyway because, she went out of her way to allow me to try for it in her car. Many others, would not have even given me that chance to. I really was grateful for her generous help.
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
4 Mar 11
Hi, giving a thanks is a formal and polite way of reciprocation. There is nothing wrong in thanking a friend for anything he/she does for you. But would you thank a friend for a small thing he/she has done for you? Probably you would.
This depends on the situation and context. If you are in a gathering of friends and having light chats usually we do not feel like thanking. And your not thanking him/her does not cause him/er feel bad.
But as a whole for anything done for you by anybody a thanks does not cost you anything. It rather keeps the machine of life oiled and running.
@joniencabo (34)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
always... life would be meaningless without them. i thank them or being themselves. i thank them for laughing at corniest jokes and sharing theirs in return. thank them for being more pissed off at my boyfriend when i can't because too blinded by love. i thank them for laughing at my mistakes so that later on i can shrug it of and laugh at it myself. i thank them and i tell them how important they are to me.
@ganeshprabhuk (1722)
• India
4 Mar 11
I always thank my friends for whatever their acts may be. Sometimes, I smile and acknowledge and sometimes say thanks to them. Its great fun to be among friends and when we reciprocate they would really feel good. But when they say something good about my appearance, I blush a lot.
@snowhybiscuis (1882)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
My way of thanking my friends is by hugging them. I don't tell them directly how I am thankful of their kindness. I believe that actions speak louder than words. So for me, to say the things that I cannot fully vocalize, I show it to them instead.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
4 Mar 11
Absolutely I thank strangers for their acts of kindness so it comes easily for me to thank people I care about. If they did not reciprocate I would still out of be courteous with the hopes that they catch on.
If I knew and cared about the person well I would be able to ask if something was wrong. However, when I do thank someone it is not for being praised back out. I do it out of acts of kindness with no expectation of receiving.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
I always thank my friends. I may be too shy in saying them so i put them into action. I would always share with her my food. Or if i have gone to some place , i would give her a token. To top it all, because i don't have the nerve to say it to her upfront, i would text her and thank her.
@sais06 (1284)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Being thankful even to the smallest things in our life gives us a brighter outlook towards life. This doesn't only makes us happy but also we can others happy too. If it is our friend then the bond that we have will get stronger. I have friends, true friends I say because we've seen how each other rise and fall in our life. So once again I say thank you to all my friends.
@thereza (314)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
a always say thank you to my friends even for the smallest things they did. They never forget me even we are apart we have already are own families and we dont see each other much. They still keep in touch. I really appreciate them it makes my life more happy and alive because of them I'm very blessed to have friends like them.
@hemlockspruce25 (501)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Yes I have. Having them when I least expect them is a glorifying feeling. Knowing they never forget regardless of the distance and the time not soent together. I thanked them for the words of wisdom they have shared that kept me going when I had problems. When I was down they pulled me up and protected me from harm. Cheers to my dearest friends. :)
@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Thanks for this reminder. I have always thanked my friends for everything that they have done for me and for all the support that they have given me. Lately i have gained a lot of online friends and every day i never failed to thank them for making me smile even just for a few minutes.
I vowed to appreciate things in life including constructive criticisms that may come my way. I wish to be more open minded.