Asweallknow,afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Aharmoniousfriendshipisasnecessaryastheairaroundus.Friendsbringthedistancebetweenpeoplenearer.Friendsencourageustocheerupwhenwefacefailureordistress.Allinall,friendshipisanindispensablepartofourlife.

　　Owingtotheimportanceofharmoniousrelationships,weshouldthinkabouthowwecandotoimproveourfriendships.Ithinkthatthequalityofgenerosityiswhatgoodfriendsneed.Whatelse?Smiles,likefood,canbringwarmthtoothers.Thereasonwhysmileshavesuchalargeeffectisthattheydemonstrateourfriendliness.

　　Whenyouaresoangrythatyouareoutofcontrol,pleasecalmdownanddon’tletyourangerdoanyharm.

　　Weallknowastorysimilartothis:TwoMenandaBear.Intheforest,whenabearattackedthem,thethinnermanquicklyclimbeduptothetopofatreeandforgothispromisetothefatterguy,whocouldnotclimbthetree,abouthelpingeachotherwhenindanger.Luckily,thefattermansavedhimself.Thefattermatwasverydisappointed,andwhentheygottogetheragain,hesaidtothethinnerman,"Youarenotmyrealfriend.Onlyafriendinneedisafriendindeed".Thisisaveryfamiliarstory.Itillustratestouswhatafriendshouldbelike.Itis,however,justastory.

　　Iwouldliketotellyousomethingaboutmyself,mytruefeel-ings.WhenIwasinSeniorOne,Ihadgreatdifficultyinlearningsciencesubjects.Iwasunabletounderstandtheteacherand1couldnotdotheexercisesorthehomework.IbelievedthatIwasstupidandcouldnotlearnanything.Theskywasgrayandthegrasswasyellowthosedays.Everythingwasamessinmybrain.Myclassmate,agoodstudent,whomIonlyconsideredasoneoftheclassmatesbefore,cametomewithasmile.ShetoldmethatifIneededhelp,shewouldliketohelpme.Asshewasalsoverybusywithherstudies,Iaskedmyself,"Couldshehelpme?"Sev-eraldayslater,Iknewtheanswer.Yes,shecould.Shedidasmuchasshecould.Shemadetimeeverydaytohelpmesolvetheproblemsandshowedmemanygoodwaystostudyscience.Herpatienceandearnestnaturetouchedmedeeply.Iworkedveryhardandmyprogresswasreflectedinmyexaminationresult.Iappreciatedherhelpverymuchandwantedtothankher.WhenIlookedather,onceagainshesmiledatmewithanencouragingandcongratulatorylook.AtthatmomentIunderstoodthatatruefriendshouldbelikethis.

　　Nowadays,itseemsthattherearemanywaysofexpressingfriendship.Ourlivesaregenerallybetter.Peoplenowhavemoretimetoconsiderandbemoreconcernedabouttheirlives.Money,whichisconsideredbymanytobeofprimeimportance,makesitdifficulttofindtruefriendship.Isfriendshiponlygreetingeachotheronmeeting?Isfriendshiponlydrinkingandeatingtogether?Isfriendshiponlylendingmoneytoeachother?No,afriendShouldbeapersonyoutrustandunderstand.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhotasteshappinessandbitternesswithyou.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhocangiveyouconfidenceandencouragement.

　　Thougheverythinghaschanged,andfriendshiphasscoresofdefinitions,Istillbelieve,andIwillbelieveforeverthat"AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeed".