Something Mr Afundi said once upon a time

I'm remembering something Mr Afundi said to me a long time ago.
"It's not how long you've known a person; it's how well, that counts."

You might have known a person for 10 years, and one day you realise that you don't actually know that person.
You might meet someone a couple years ago, and as of today, you realise that you two know each much better than other people who have been surrounding you all your lives.

Now that I'm writing this, I also recall what made Mr Afundi said those words. Someone claimed that he knew me long before Mr Afundi and I met, and hence, that someone knows me better than Mr Afundi does.

We both begged to differ.

(I thought it was highly arrogant of that someone to say something like that.)

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Trust me, daily interactions would mean nothing if the things you talk about are only on the surface. If I didn't open up my heart and tell you what's inside it, you won't know what's going on with me.

Another thing, when only one party does the talking and the other only listens, the one talking cannot claim he knows what's the one listening very well.
Other than the fact that the one listening can lend very attentive ears.

So I would say to everyone reading, treasure your friends - old and new.
Practice lending your ears while you open up your heart to your friends.

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And yes, Mr Afundi was right: "It's not how long you've known a person; it's how well, that counts."

Hopefully all your friendships count :-))