The man who has a real friend is a lucky one. But it is really a tough matter to select a true friend. Natural love, respect and confidence are the pre-conditions of friendship. Man lives in society. He comes in contact with others around him. Close association facilitates him to know them. When two such persons find similarity of taste, feelings and sentiments, they begin to like each other. They share each other’s joys and sorrows. They are most helpful to each other in times of necessity. Thus, they select each other for friendship.
Friendship is a treasure. A true friend shares joys and sorrows. He dose not hesitate to sacrifice his comfort, happiness and wealth for his friend’s sake. In shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Antonio is the best example of friendship.
All friends are not really friends. Sometimes we see many friends around us in the days of our prosperity. But they leave us in our distress. They remain so long we can help them. They cheat us in the guise of friends. Such friends are really harmful. They do more harm then the most hostile enemies. There are so many example of this kind of friendship of this kind of friendship in history.
Friendship is a blessing. It exercises a great influence on character. So, a good friend makes us happy. But a false friend will lead us to hell. False friends leave us at the time of our need. So there goes a proverb, “A friend in need is a friend in deed”.