The only way to have a friend is to be one

A small and simple quote that I liked. Simple, but deep and true. Maybe it will make you think as well.
https://quoteinpics.com/category/friendship

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

It may seem silly
but it' s absolutely true,
that to have a friend
you must first be a friend.

Because friendship
is not something you receive
but something that is shared.

It is given, it is lived, it is received.
It is not one without the other.

So let's think carefully
about how we treat our friends
or those we claim to be friends...
because we don't want to be
just acquaintances who we get along with
but people we can rely on
every single day and night.