Respect The Beliefs of Friends

Man is a social being. Surviving alone is almost impossible and therefore man has a lot of relationships that foster him. It is all pat of survival of the fittest. A solo man renders himself unfit to survive but by forming partnerships, it helps him.

Friendships are very integral parts of our lives and they are formed based on various reasons. Some are built upon a shared environment, religion, school, belief, etc.
Friendships are of various strengths and importance hence one can choose one friend over another depending on the situation.

When a friendship is valuable, we don't want to loose it and hence we go the extra mile to ensure that it continues to flourish and grow.
Such is the case when we are with a friend who has a lot of benefits to us. These benefits could be in the area of provision of either finances, advice or even peace. It could also be based on trust, someone who has had our back for a long time and helped us scale through challenges in the past.

Ending a beneficial friendship is not something I have in my bucket list but if I have to, I don't mind, but the reason should be worth it.

Ending a relationship because of beliefs and ideals is not something I will readily do if other aspects of the friendship is not tampered with.
There are lots of possible beliefs and ideals that an individual can possess and many of these beliefs will not have serious impact on a friendship, especially when those involved are matured and understanding.

Tolerance is an integral aspect of our social lives. Inorder to achieve progress both individually and collectively, we must tolerate each other within reasonable boundaries.
Someone sharing a different opinion or having a different belief from yours should bnot be a cause for alarm, should not be a problem rather it calls for understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence.

It is impossible for all of us to have the same beliefs and ideas, we are all different individuals. Even twins don't always have the same ideas and beliefs and no body can be more similar than twins.
Understanding this fact should reassure anyone who is deeply offended by the belief system of his neighbour.

As long as my friends belief is not causing troubles and he is not pushing me to accept his own, then there would be no reason to end the friendship. We should always seek to build bridges and not burn them.

Even if it is a religious matter or tribal, it doesn't matter. Except the friend is extremist, begins to overstep boundaries and threatening a peaceful coexistence. Only then do I believe that an end to the friendship should be considered.

Likewise, we should not try to force down our own beliefs and values on our friends. We should always respect people's values and beliefs and not try to change them especially if they are not dangerous.