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friendshipisakindofhumanrelation.itisahumaninstincttomakefriends.whenintrouble,weneedfriendstoofferusencouragementandhelp.withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.itishardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutfriendship.
ayoungmanwhoaspirestomakehismarkintheworldmustearnestlyandunselfishlyseekthefriendshipofothers.buthowdoesapersoncometounderstandthetruemeaningoffriendship?thefirsttwentyyearsofourlivesteachusmuchaboutchoosingfriends.apersonarrivesathisdefinitionoffriendshipthroughtrialanderror.hemakesacquaintancesandthenbeginstodevelopfriendship.ashefindsfriends,heissometimepleasantlysatisfiedbutsometimesdisappointed.
frommyownexperience,ihavelearnedtolookforseveralqualitiesinanewacquaintance.ifhehasthem,orseemlikelytodevelopthem,wemaybecomefriends.first,itseemstomethatafriendshouldbehonest.next,aperhapstolerance.truefriendshipmustbesincere,andunconditional,basedonmutualunderstand,notonmutualbenefit.realfriendshipshouldbeabletostandallsortsoftest.