Free topic --- friendship

    Friendship is the relationship between friends. We make friends all our lives from the time we are small right up to old age. Friends are special and different from family.  We can't choose our family.  They are chosen for us when we are born, but we can certainly choose our friends.

      We make friends for many reasons. One reason is to have company. When we have friends, we feel less lonely.  There is company to talk to, play with or share things with. Children constantly seek out their friends to play games with.
     Teenagers seek out their friends to talk to or hang around with them. Our friends are usually of our same age so they understand our feelings, experiences, dreams, hopes and fears. This is why it is easier to talk to them than our parents. From my experience, it's perfectly true that teenagers can talk for hours with their friends on the telephone and yet give just one-word answer to their parents.  Old people find it difficult to make new friends because they are set in their ways. This is why many old folks feel lonely.
     Real friends are like jewels. They never fade away in times of trouble.  They are loyal and true. They are present in both good and bad times. They have our interests in their hearts. For example, false friends tell us what we want to hear. However , real friends tell us the truth . When we are going along the wrong path,  they warn us. They advise us and sometimes they quarrel with us. These quarrels never
last because the reason for them is always care and concern . Real friends like these must be kept and treasured like gems.