In our Khmer society, friendships sometimes break down when friends grow up to be powerful and wealthy, forgetting the times when they were small and poor. Will gold, silver, and power change everyone?
People are not all the same, so there is no real answer to the above question. Because some people have changed, while others still do not change, forgetting their friends in their time of poverty.
There are many great and rich people who have changed their character like this in society. They have changed their behavior 360 degrees. Changing from friendly and close to arrogant, forgetting their rare friends, forgetting everything they used to do when they were poor or were still small officials. In society, adults with such a personality try to act and dress up according to their own standards, and even when they meet people they knew when they were young, they act like they don’t know each other, don’t talk to each other, and don’t talk at all. To put it bluntly, groups of people with such a personality try to stay away from friends and avoid each other for various reasons, such as fear of being embarrassed by their friends, or fear of not being trusted or bothered by their friends, etc.
But at the same time, we must also recognize that not all people are the same. As we have seen, some people do not change their nature, even though they are now rich, wealthy, or ministers. They still maintain their long-standing friendships, not abandoning friends they knew when they were poor. On the contrary, they strive to maintain old friends and provide support to friends who are having difficulties in life. This is called true friendship. However, as a human psychology, the way of life and daily life constantly changes according to time, status, role, honor, power, and money. So when someone changes as described, their behavior also changes. Don’t assume that they are arrogant, this is a social norm.
Among friends and colleagues, when someone in the group rises in status and role, as well as money, the person who rises also learns to adjust and learns to be more organized and careful in their communication than before to ensure the effectiveness of their work. That is inevitable, so if we want to maintain a long-term friendship, we must be understanding and not hold too much. We should avoid clinging to the word “confident”.
Don’t forget that in the past, we could be friends, colleagues, colleagues, have the same status and merit, we joke with each other, it’s nothing, and we can joke at any time and in any situation. But when they grow up, please give them some respect if you want to maintain a good relationship with each other for a long time.
Playing a tie, a tie is possible outside of work hours or any private time, but at work or in public places, there should be a proper hierarchy and work procedures.
In short, if you are a virtuous person, your friendship and bonds will not change. As before, so now, but as good friends, both the poor and the rich, should understand and respect each other’s circumstances. People who understand and respect each other’s circumstances, know when to play and when to work, are always able to maintain their friendship for a long time.
