Every Tom, Dick, and Harry knows the importance of friendships to our lives.

In one way or the other, you may need that confidential person to consult in terms of advice or assistance to a course. But what society refuse to recognize is the fact that certain friendships can have serious effects on our lives than we can imagine unless maybe you were a victim of one.

Bad company don’t just influence your decisions but they can alter your view of the world, change your perception and change you into a different person.

By the end of this article, you will realize the need to circumvent certain friendships.

Our elders say “you cannot keep a clean reputation hanging out with messy people". This is so because certain friendships has the tendency of destroying your hard earn reputations. Bad friendships also has the capacity to destroy some good fortunes that lies ahead of you.

It is often said "birds of the same feathers flock together". This adage is an indisputable fact. The kind of people you socialize with today goes a long way to determine the sort of person you are. It is a fact that in our society, you are seen as a bad person when you are seen in the company of bad folks.

Society believes that good people in society should not have anything to do with bad once. This is not to say society rejects them rather society frowns on their feats.

It is just proper to disconnect ourselves from friends who have nothing good to improve your life or cannot impact your life in a positive way. There are a lot of people who lose a lot of great opportunities or chances due to the kind of people they socialize with but regrets at the end of the day.

Jobs, marriages, education, friendships amongst other things are some of the valuable things people lose through bad company.

The famous Michael Bassey Johnson once said "Minimize your time with those who make noises instead of speaking what is good for your ears, else, they'll attune you with balderdash. Maximize your time with those who will inject into your ears a soothing sound of wisdom, for they'll set your mind on a sound reasoning path."

It is with this that I try to avoid bad company or friendship. Socializing with bad company brings nothing good to the table than bringing you trouble.

It is proper to align yourself with people who will always motivate, inspire and urge you on when you are nurturing a life changing idea that can transform your life and affects society positively.

Good friends accept you the way you are. They do not make mockery of your weaknesses but rather motivate and inspire you to build more confidence.

Roll with people who are optimistic about the future and are always trying to set the pace for others to follow. Inspiration and motivations comes from friends and people around us. When you roll with good friends, they will always be ready to offer assistance in times of peril. They will never let you down in any way for you to feel rejected.

Now, you know why you have to avoid bad company or friendships.

Do not give energy for meaningless friendships, forced interactions or unnecessary conversations.