Makingfriendsisaskilllikemanyotherskills.itimproveswithpractice.ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbewillingtotakesomeactions.youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.youwon’tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.joinacluboragroup.takingwiththosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismucheasier.orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.manypeoplearenervouswhentalkingtonewpeople.afterallmeetingstrangersmeansfacingtheunknown.andit’shumannaturetofeelabitunfortableabouttheunknown.mostofourfearsaboutdealingwithnewpeopleefromdoubtsaboutourselves.weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingusoffindingustootallortoshort,toothisortoothat.butdon’tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.trytoacceptyourselfasyouareandtrytoputtheotherpersonatease.you’llbothfeelmorefortable.
Trytobeself-fidentevenifyoudon’tfeelthatway.whenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers,suchasanewclassroom,walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.
Ifyouseesomeoneyouliketospeakto,saysomething.don’twaitfortheotherpersontostartaconversation.
Justmeetingsomeonenewdoesnotmeanthatyouwillmakefriendswiththatperson-friendshipisbasedonmutuallikingand“giveandtake”.ittakestimeandefforttodevelop.
Friendshipisakindofhumanrelations.Itisahumaninstincttomakefriends.Whenintrouble,weneedfriendstoofferushelp,supportandencouragement.Withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.
Friendshipisalsooneofthegreatestpleasuresthatwecanenjoy.Itimpliesloyalty,cordiality,sympathy,affection,andreadinesstohelp.Nomancanmakethemostofhislifewithoutcarefullyandconscientiouslystrivingtowintherightkindoffriendsashegoesalong.
Knowinghowvaluablefriendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulinmakingfriends.Realfriendsarethosewhohavegoodcharacter,superiorabilityandkindnessofheart.Realfriendscansharealloursorrowsanddoubleallourjoys.Whilemakingfriends,weshouldtakecaretoselectthosewhohavesuchfinequalities.Thenweshouldtreatourfriendswithcourtesy,becarefulnottointerfereunreasonablywiththem,andnottoridiculetheirproceedings.Weshouldforgivetheirfailuresanddoourbesttohelpthem.Inshort,whenwehaveestablishedfriendship,weoughttocherishandtreasureitbymeansofwordsanddeeds.Onlythus,canwedeveloprealfriendshipandkeepthesacredlampoffriendshipburningallourlife.
Ofourmixedlifetwoquestsaregivencontrol:foodforthebody,friendshipforthesoul.Friendship,likecolorfulcandy,alwaysfilledwiththepeople.
Friendscangiveyouencouragementtooverethedifficultiesandbringbrightnesstoyourlife.Sometimes,youmayextendyourgratitudetothemfortheirbeingtherewithyou.
Somepeoplemayforsaketheirfriendsinfavorofmoneyorpower.Thatsabsolutelywrong.Youshouldknowthatmoneyandpoweraretemporaryandthatfriendsareeverlasting.Thatshouldbeeveryonescreed.Tome,withoutfriends,Iamnothing.
TherewasatimewhenIwasheart-broken.Myfriendsstoodbymeandofferedcontinuousquantitiesofsympathy,encourageandlove,whichcheerdmeup.Then,IwasawarethatIwassoblessedandlucky!
Inmyopinion,nomancanbehappywithoutafriend,norbesureofhisfriendtillheisunhappy.Iwillcherishmyfriendshipfromthebottomofmyheart.