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“RULE 3: “MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT THE BEST FOR YOU.” (P. 67) Sometimes people in a bad place will choose friends who will reinforce that state. As the saying goes, misery loves company. Hopeless and aimless friends are not looking to encourage growth and progress in their peers. Unfortunately, befriending people who are intent on destroying their lives rarely helps them and likely harms you. Desperation or determination to change presents the moment to best help that person. Until they want to grow, there is little you can do to help. Your growth and intention to develop passes judgment on those who refuse to grow. Do not let your friends hold you back. Choose friends who themselves are improving and want that for you too.”
― 50minutes, 12 Rules for Life : an antidate to chaos: A guide to meaning in the modern world