Funny Holidays - New Friends Day
On July 19, many countries around the world celebrate New Friends Day
The holiday encourages people to make new friends and expand their social circle Newly made friends can eventually become real friends who will happily provide support by lending a shoulder in difficult times Together with them new impressions, ideas and hobbies come into life New Friends Day calls for attention to the “luxury of human communication,” which the philosopher and humanist Antoine de Saint-Exupery spoke about On this day, people not only make new friends, but also strengthen relationships that have arisen quite recently
In the USA, New Friends Day is celebrated three times a year - in January, July and October And every time - on the 19th Despite the popularity of the services of psychologists, with whom it is customary to share problems, most Americans still rely on human communication Social support from peers is the key to a happy and fulfilling life
With a joke for life: My husband comes home in the morning Wife: “Where have you been?!” Husband: “I spent the night with a friend” A woman calls 9 of her husband’s friends 6 spent the night but left, 3 is still sleeping
Mostly, friends appear in our lives during its most active periods - while studying at school and college, when visiting clubs and sports sections In youth, a person’s psyche is most mobile; he more easily perceives a way of thinking different from his own and new ideas Therefore, it’s easier to make acquaintances, develop hobbies and spark love With age, psychological flexibility disappears, and the circle of friends narrows A person burdened with a family has less and less free time and less desire to spend it communicating with strangers However, psychologists recommend, despite your age, to find time to meet with old friends and expand your social circle by including new ones
With a joke for life: Waiter in a restaurant: “What should I bring you?” "I'll have a latte macchiato" "I'll have a non-alcoholic mojito" "For me, it's an apple smoothie" “And I’ll have a beer and three new friends, please!”
Where does a modern person make acquaintances? Of course, online, but it’s better to get out of the virtual world and enrich yourself with the joy of live communication On New Friends Day, you can go to an exhibition or other event, where there is a great chance to meet like-minded people and start a conversation with a neighbor with whom you had only said hello before Expand your horizons - sign up for photography or painting courses, visit a philatelist society or a biker club
With a joke about life: Only in Russia, in addition to acquaintances, friends and acquaintances, there is also this type of dating called “drinking together”
The Day of New Friends encourages you to open your soul to the unknown, because each person, as Hegel and other thinkers believed, is a separate Universe New Friends Day helps enrich our lives with fresh impressions and get to know other people better by establishing friendly relationships Over time, they can develop into something more, and July 19 will become a special date - the day when true friendship was born