Stay away from wrong friends

A RIVER that is wide flows slowly in curves and takes a long time to reach the sea.
A narrow river is fast and cuts through the rock and reaches the sea first.
On the same token, if you are someone who flows with the crowd, especially the wrong type of crowd, you have to be really careful.
As the saying goes, if six of your friends’ smokes, you are going to be number seven.
If three of your friends’ drinks alcohol, you are going to be number four.
If five of your friends produce homebrew, you are going to be number six.
You become like the ones you spend most of your time with.
So young people, knowing you have but one life to live, do you just want to waste it on substances that will destroy your body? You don’t want that to happen.
If you find yourself with the wrong crowd, it is time to refrain.
Between you and your success, there are sacrifices that needs to be made.
For those in school, you have to focus on your studies.
However, many drop in their studies because they associate themselves with the wrong type of friends.
Wake up young people, if you are a student of our high institutions, never forget that your parents are sacrificing financially so that you can have a better education.
Don’t take your life and education for granted.
One day, the friends you are now following to and from will never be there for you.
They will never even buy food for you in the future.
So will you continue to let other peers influence you negatively or will you take 100 per cent responsibility and work on yourself? Life goes on.
No one can stop time. So now that you are still breathing, make some right choices to leave certain friends who are not helping but destroying you.
Many regret having the wrong friends when they ruin their life and future.
However, for you, you can choose the right friends now that you can.

Glen Burua,
Hainan province, China