YOUTH ISSUES - YOUTHS AND FRIENDSHIP (2)

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The final question is: who could be my friend? Having known oneself, identified the qualities that one possesses, and ascertained one’s goal and purpose in life; ‘who could be my friend’ becomes explicit. As aforementioned, a friend is a treasure, an elixir of life. In fact, a friend is another self. A friend is someone who can, and is ready to stand in place of me in any circumstance. It is someone who can pull through with me in any situation.  A person who is ever ready to assist in the actualization of my possibilities - that is a true friend. The question: “who could be my friend?” Can be addressed more appropriately as: who could be I? The Holy Bible in the book of Sirach (Sir. 11: 29 33, 37: 1 —6) rounds it off:

                     Be careful about the kind of people you invite into you

                      home because clever people can fool you in many ways.

A proud person is a decoy to lure you into danger. Like

                       a spy, he will look for your weakness, He will make

good appear evil and find fault with the noblest action.

A single spark can set a pile of coals ablaze, and as sinner

 is just waiting for a chance to use violence. Watch out for

such people and their evil plans; they will ruin you

permanently. Anyone can claim to be your friend,

 but some people are friends in name only. The

grief caused when a close friendship turns sour is

 as bad as death. This evil impulse we have!

Why was it ever formed? How did it manage to cover

                       the earth with deceit? Some people will be your friends

                       as long as things are going well with you, but they will

                       turn against you when trouble comes. A real friend will

                      help you against your enemies’ and protect you in the

                       fight. Never forget such companions in battle. Share

                       the results of your victory with them.

                                                                                                        Sir. 11:29—33; 37: 1-6

To my dear and fellow youths, tell me your friend and I will tell you who you are. Treat your friends in a way that one day they may turn foe. Remember that doing favor is not the best way of making friends. The strongest bound of friendship is a mutual enemy. It is better to have a good enemy than a bad friend. A word is enough for the wise man.

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