"Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?" When it comes to friendship, the Scottish folk song Auld LangSyne would always ring in your ears. But actually, with time passing by, many people have grown apart from their former friends. According to The Guardian, a survey found that 40 percent of Britons aged 16 and over had lost touch with some of their friends.
Friendship researcher William Rawlins divides friendships into three types: active, dormant, and commemorative (纪念的). The friendship is active if you regularly contact (联系) some people, if you feel you can call on them for emotional support, and if you pretty much know what's going on in their lives. A dormant friend is someone who you have history with but who you haven't spoken to for a while. But if you were in the same town as them, you'd get in touch with them, and it wouldn't be strange. A commemorative friend is someone who was important to you at an earlier time in your life, but you don't really expect to see or hear from them now.
Good friendships are often two people helping each other become better. That's why we need friendship. In the movie Green Book, the two main characters who are totally different finally find respect for each other's talents and face the difficulties together. In doing so, they develop a friendship that would change both their lives. Besides, happiness will be doubled while sadness will be halved when shared with our friends. With a lasting friendship, we are more likely to be happy and healthy both mentally and physically.
When Aristotle was asked " What is a friend?", he replied, "One soul dwelling in two bodies." It takes time and energy to carefully maintain (维持) a friendship. Do you want to drink with old friends again and sing Auld LangSyne together?
