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