Can't Ask Much

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How is friendship tested? To what extent are you going to help a friend in need? Surely being there and giving her/him your time comes much easier -  but what if the problem is about money? Regardless of the amount, money is such a sensitive matter between friends, as it can cause stress for both the borrower and the lender. Ultimately it can ruin their relationship in the process if the borrower turns out to be irresponsible.

Some years ago, Business Minded Actor BA and Hunky Actor HA were together in a group that honed their skills to stardom. Together with their batch mates, they became one happy family doing movies and shows together. The years saw them reinventing themselves -  BA becoming a big success in his field while nothing much can be said of HA, who except for some controversies and brief television appearances in the past, is now hardly visible on screen.  

One day, HA went to BA to ask for a loan - like a few hundred thousand pesos. HA frankly told BA that his expected money was arriving quite late as His Benefactor HB was still busy out-of-town, and he already needed the money to pay for his utilities, among others.

On hearing this, BA told HA to see him A days later in one of BA's establishments located  in the northern metro. HA was so happy and thanked BA for agreeing to help him. On that day, HA was at the venue, came even earlier than the appointed time and waited for BA. 

But to his big dismay, he was informed that BA was not there and would not be coming as he was somewhere in the south attending to some other business matters. Oh, HA at the north while BA at the south, how odd was that? HA was brokenhearted.

Anyway, if HA was smart enough, he would realize that perhaps, the astute BA could be sending him a message – that money, especially that kind of money he was asking doesn’t come easy, as he (BA) works very hard to earn it. And that if the very able-bodied HA wants a certain lifestyle, he might as well  do the same and stop relying on benefactors. If indeed, BA must have truly spoken from experience. Smart.

“ Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.” ~ Samuel Butler

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