FRIENDSHIP

      Friendship is the relationship between friends. We make friends all our lives from the time we are small right up to old age. Friends are special and different from family. We can`t choose our family because they are chosen for use when we are born ,but we can certainly choose our friends.

      We make friends for many reasons. One reason is to have company. When we have friends ,we feel less lonely because there is company to talk to play with and sharing things with. Children constantly seek out their friends to play games with.

      Teenagers seek out their friends to talk or to hang around with them. Our friends are usually of our same age so they understand our feelings, experiences, dreams, hopes and fears. This is why it is easier to talk to them then to our parent. rom my experience, it`s perfectly true that teenagers can talk for hours with their friends on the telephone and yet give just one-word answers to their parents. Old people find it difficult to make new friends because they are set in their ways and this is why many old folks feel lonely.

      One other reason why people make friends is because they like to be in groups or cliques. People are social animals. They don`t like to be alone. Sometimes they make friends with specific people because they can help them in some way. So, they make friends for selfish reasons.

      During school days, some girls want to be friends to the prettiest, most popular girls so that they can be part of the `popular` group. Some boys want to be friends with star athletes or the top student in the school for the same reason. During working life , some people try to cultivate the friendship of powerful or important people so that they can help them in their career. The reason are all self-serving and selfish. Therefore, these false friendship do not last long. They are not genuine.

      However, real friends like jewels. They never fade away in times of trouble. They are loyal and true. They present in both good and bad times. They have our interest in their heart. For instance, false friends tell us what we want to hear but real friends tell us the truth. When we are going along the wrong path, they warn us. They advice us and sometimes they quarrel with us. These quarrel never last because the reason for them is only care and concern. Real friends like these must be kept and treasure like gems.

      Real friendship warms the soul. It lasts all through our lives. Even if friend parts for studies or work and do not meet for years, it does`t  matter. The friendship remains strong. It is for this reason, for love, care ,and concern. This is because friendship is one of the most powerful relationship in the world.