As we walk the "path of life", we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal improvement. However, social life is also important to us. More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel.
The first is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has a double advantage.And a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved! With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection.
We often find it easier to recognize other people's weaknesses than our own. As a result, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgments might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends are better able to offer advice on important decisions. Also, when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. This alone helps make our thoughts clearer and brings us a more thorough understanding of our problems.
The last is the help that a friend may offer in many different ways. There are so many things in life that can only be achieved with the help of friends. Friends may have many different ideas and skills.
By the way, it should be pointed out that enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends. The relationships should be carefully developed. In this way, we can better walk the "path of life" with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends.
A. Friends should be carefully chosen.
B. Then comes the recognition from our friends.
C. Happiness shared takes on a greater meaning.
D. Therefore, we can be much happier and wiser.
E. They can help us achieve what we want in our life.
F. The next is the better judgement and understanding.
G. Generally speaking, close friendships have three "fruits".
