Everyone has friends of some kind. Some have many friends while others have few. Some have good friends while others have bad friends. We need to stop and consider the importance of friends and the impact those friends have on our life.

What is a good friend?

A friend is someone who likes you. Someone with whom you can really be yourself. One who appreciates the good in you, overlooks the bad in you, and brings out the best in you. With a friend, you can share a laugh, a secret, a viewpoint, a success, or a disappointment – as well as a complete assortment of problems, large and small. A friend is someone who understands silence as well as words..... stands by you..... forgives you. One who lifts you up and never lets you down, and who makes you feel it’s a pretty nice old world after all.

Everybody wants and needs friends. No one wishes to be without them, but choose your friends carefully. Select with great care those whom you wish to have close to you. Never lose sight of the fact that it is your friends who will lead you along the paths that you will follow.