In what ways are you a good friend?

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In general, I don’t like to brag about myself or the things I do that make me out to be a good person.

However, I have a straightforward example just from last night of how I’m a good friend.

It was around dinner time, and I knew what I wanted to eat. A local burger joint is doing daily specials, and I saw online they were doing one that I really wanted. I had a fully punched card for a free meal that had been sitting in my wallet for several months, so it was a no-brainer what I was going to do. So I suited up against the cold and was getting ready to walk out the door when I crossed paths with my roommate.

We chatted for a moment and he asked if I remember having an extra cable (USB type A, typically a printer cable) for this piece of microphone equipment he uses with his computer. I thought I did have one, and I knew where most of my spare cables were, so I decided to go see if I could find it quick before heading out.

They’re not commonly used outside of printers, so it’s not like I keep a few on hand, but I figured I had at least one laying around. Sadly, I didn’t find one, which means we probably already used it for something and forgot about it.

When I couldn’t find one I took a look online to see if Walmart would have any in stock. The burger place I was going to was just across the street, so it just made sense for me to make the extra stop. I told my roommate that since I was already going by there that I would just pick one up quick before I grabbed my dinner.

Thanks to the stores app it was relatively easy to find. It hardly took much extra time out of my evening, I was in and out in a couple minutes, and finished my dinner excursion as quickly as could be managed because I didn’t place my order ahead of time. Dinner and cable in hand, I returned home.

For me, it wasn’t much effort. I knew exactly how I could help, and I simply did it without thinking too hard. That’s all it really takes sometimes to be a good friend.