Friends and acquaintances

Hola! Hello! Bonjour! How are you this week? How was school? Well, this week I’ll be talking about friends and acquaintances.

Well, you’re back at school, you’ve met your friends and probably learnt about some new gossip, haven’t you? Now this just fits perfectly with my topic this week.
Friends and acquaintances, the people you see all the time at school and extra lessons (well besides the teachers!). Having a friend to talk to is priceless and beneficial, but also quite distracting, how so? Let me explain……
These friends and acquaintances can be good, because some friends may guide you to do the right things and focus. Also, these people can have a good impact in your life, especially older students, who come to “look out” for you. And, it’s always good to have a friend to share anything with, even the crazy, silly stuff.
Now in contrast to what I’ve stated before, some friends and acquaintances are distracting because most of us probably have to upkeep a reputation as the funny person, bad egg, etc.! And in so trying to upkeep this reputation, you become easily distracted from your work. Now I ask you, is this really worth it? Do you really care about your reputation more than you care about improving at school? So guys think about your priorities.
School life is not easy; you have to juggle trying to do your best, along with keeping your records clean and trying not to be picked on and being an outcast. However, while the last stated is not relatively important, it does not exactly boost our self-esteem when we don’t “fit in”, so honestly speaking, we all should have friends because it helps to build our social skills and help with our development, but instead of barring us away from friends just ensure that the friends and acquaintances we have leave a positive impact.
Try considering what I’ve said and answer these questions:
Are my friends (or my child’s friends) leaving a good impact?
Do you think that you are a good friend/acquaintance?

As we observe Education Month under the theme: “LITERATE BY GRADE FOUR THROUGH CONSISTENT HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT” and Amerindian Heritage Month – “TRADITIONAL EMBODIMENT FOR AMERINDIAN DEVELOPMENT” let’s all celebrate for a better future.
Well, it’s time for me to go now, hoped you enjoy this week’s column!

* Quote for the week: (by Nelson Mandela)
“We must use time wisely and forever realise that the time is always ripe to do right.”

See you again next week, right here in the best newspaper in Guyana

(By Vishani Ragobeer)