Examples Of Benjamin Franklin's Aphorism

As a wise man once said, “Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.” Of course, this wise man is none other than the legendary Benjamin Franklin, American superstar. What was said way back in the eighteenth century is still relevant today, as are many of Franklin’s aphorisms. I myself have lived a personal example of this striking proverb within my lifetime, and have lived to tell the tale. This time last year I was a lowly freshman. Still wandering the halls wide-eyed and trepidatious, I was prone to stumble upon influences that would have negative effects on me. Throughout my navigating of high school I came across a fellow classmate, whose name I shall not indulge out of respect of privacy. At first, we seemed to get along just fine, joking here and there, texting from time to time. I was eager for a friend, so I thought nothing negative about our relationship. Slowly, over time, our connection deepened. We would text constantly— mostly about trivial matters, but eventually we spoke about more pressing situations. Months passed, and we began seeing each other more and more. I spent so much time and energy with this girl, so it would make sense if I believed that I should have felt a strong connection to her— right? …show more content…
But like most things, I brushed it aside as something nonsensical. Why would I keep talking to this girl if she made me feel uncomfortable? Even though it was a rhetorical question, I couldn’t seem to come up with the answer. As time went on, our relationship moved along a path that I like to call “The Time of Questioning.” She went through a phase where she analyzed everything that I did— whether it be something I said or a poem I wrote or a certain body language I was giving off. All that attention and examination created a level of uncomfortableness that I was aware of, but still did nothing