YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH?

HOW TRUE IS THIS STATEMENT "YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH." I BELIEVE THIS STATEMENT IS SOMEWHAT TRUE AND NOT FULLY BULLET PROOF. THIS STATEMENT IS USUALLY SAID IN A NEGATIVE WAY TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL AS IF THEY ARE GUILTY OF THE SAME ISSUES THEIR FRIENDS ARE GUILTY OF. LETS THROW OUT AN EXAMPLE; IN HIGH SCHOOL A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS GOT CAUGHT SMOKING WEED, AND B/C OF THAT I WAS CALLED INTO THE OFFICE AND QUESTIONED IF I AS WELL WAS USING DRUGS. THEY STATED I WAS GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION. THAT IF MY FRIENDS DID DRUGS THAN I AS WELL DO DRUGS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WENT TO A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL I CONTAINED MYSELF. THE TRUTH IS I WANTED TO SAY WHAT IF MY BUDDY HAD A DEEP DARK SECRET THAT NOBODY KNEW ABOUT; LIKE SAY BLOWING MIDGETS. WOULD THAT MAKE ME A MIDGET BLOWER? I DONT THINK THIS STATEMENT IS FAIR B/C WHAT IF I WAS THE ONLY FRIEND THAT WAS TRYING TO BETTER THAT PERSONS LIFE. JESUS HUNG OUT WITH KILLERS, THIEVES, GAMBLERS, & HOOKERS. NOBODY CAN SAY JESUS WAS WHO HE HUNG OUT WITH. IN LIFE YOU ARE EITHER A FOLLOWER OR A LEADER. I HAVE FRIENDS LONG TIME OLD FRIENDS THAT DO THINGS I AM NOT PROUD OF, BUT I CHOOSE AND TRY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. I AM WRITING THIS BLOG B/C RECENTLY TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSE TO ME MESSED UP IN A BIG WAY. I LET BOTH OF THEM KNOW I WAS NOT GOING TO TURN MY BACK ON THEM BUT THEY DEFINITELY DID FUCK UP. B/C OF THEIR SCREW UP I MYSELF HAVE BEEN LABELED AND TAGGED AND THIS IS NOT FAIR. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE ALOT IN COMMON, BUT WE DONT AGREE ON EVERYTHING SO I SHOULD NOT BE JUDGE ON ANY OF THEIR ACTIONS. THE TRUTH IS NONE OF THIS SHOULD BOTHER ME B/C ONLY GOD COULD JUDGE ME. I WANTED TO POINT THIS OUT B/C IF YOU DO READ MY BLOG PLEASE REMEMBER DON'T JUDGE A PERSON BY THE ACTIONS OF HIS FRIENDS, B/C FOR ALL YOU KNOW HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY FRIEND TRYING TO HELP.