Real friendship

The richest people in the world are not those with the most money, but those with close friends. Real friendship is a gift from God. To have a friend is to get a true companion in your life.

We all need friendship – no matter how wealthy and successful we may be. We are incomplete without it. A book of Wisdom says: “Two are better than one; if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!”

In fact, the only way to have a friend is to be a friend. There are many principles of friendship.

Ø The most important thing is openness. A friend is a person you can totally rely on. You feel free to be yourself in his presence. You can also share deepest feelings, thoughts, fears and always expect understanding.

Ø Loyalty is another ingredient of friendship.

Ø If we want to develop friendship we must be frank.

Ø You should always take care about your friends.

Remember!

Ø Friends mustn’t be rude, selfish, coward, and heartless.

Ø We mustn’t also order our friends. Otherwise, it can easily destroy close friendship.

Friendship needs time and great work, but the treasure you get back is priceless. We must cherish our friendship “like a flower” and it’ll become stronger and stronger.

As we know, friendship has a great power in the life of people. It’s difficult to make friendship, and quite easy to ruin friendly relations.

 

Exercise 14. Discuss the following questions:

1) What is friendship for you? Is it important in your life?

For me, friendship is………..(love, respect, care, fun, etc).

2) What principles are important in friendship?

Such principles as……(to be honest/ frank/open, to take care) are important for me in friendship.

3) What positive qualities of character does your friend have?

My friend is …..(open-hearted, frank, funny, kind), he likes jokes…

4) What negative qualities of character does your friend have?