Friedshipisbothasourceofpleasureandacomponentofgoodhealth.Poeplewhohaveclosefiredsnaturallyenjoytheircompany.Ofequalimportancearetheconcreteemotionalbenefitstheyderive.Whensomethingsensationalhappenstous,sharingthehappinessoftheoccasionwithfriedsintensifiesourjoy.Conversely,intimesoftroubleandtension,whenourspiritsarelow,unburdeningourworriesandfearstocompassionatefriendsalleviatesthestress.Moreover,wemayevengetsomepracticalsuggestionsforsolvingaparticularproblem.
Adolescenceandoldagearethetwostagesinourliveswhentheneedforfriendshipiscrucial.Intheformerstage,olderpeopleareupsetbyfeelingsofuselessnessandinsignificance.Inbothinstances,friendscanmakeadramaticdifference.Withclosefriendsintheirlives,peopledevelopcourageandpositiveattitudes.Teenagershavethemoralsupporttoasserttheirindividuality;theelderlyapporoachtheiradvaancedyearswithoptimismandaninterestinlife.Thesepositiveoutlooksarevitaltocopesuccessfullywiththecrisesinherentinthesetwostagesoflife.
Throughoutlife,werelyonsmallgroupsofpeopleforlove,admiration,respect,moralsupport,andhelp.Almosteveryonehasa"network"offriends:co-workers,neighbors,andschoolmates.Whilebothmenandwomenhavesuchfriends,evidenceisaccumulatingthatindicatesmenrarelymakeclosefriends.Menaresociableandfrequentlyhavenumerousbusinessacquaintances,golfbuddies,andsoon.However,firendshipdoesnotmerelyinvolveasharingofactivities;itisasharingofselfonaverypersonallevel.Customatily,menhaveshiedfroemcloserelationshipsinwhichtheyconfideinothers.Bybottlinguptheiremotions,mendeprivethemselvesofahealthyoutletfortheirnegativetefeeling.
Peoplechoosesomefriendsbecausethyarefuntobewith;they"Mekethingshappen".Likewise,commoninterstsappeartobeasignificantfactorinselectingfriends.Familieswithchildren,forinstance,tendtogravitatetovardfamilieswithchildren.Itisnormaltobefriendpeoplewhohavesimilarlifestyles,andorganizationssuchasParentswithoutPartnershaveappearedonopportunitytosocialize,makenewacquaintanceandfriends,obtainhelpfuladviceinadaptingsmoothlytoanewlifesyle.Othergroupsfocusonspecificinterstsuchascamingorpolitics.Itisperfectlyacceptabletoselectfriendsforspecialqualitiesaslongasthereisabalancedgivingandtakingthatismutuallysatisfying.
Verycloesandtrustedfriendsshareconfidencescandidly.Theyfeelsecurethattheywillnotberidiculedorderided,andtheirconfidenceswillbebonored.Betrayingatrustisaveryquickandpainfulwaytoterminateafriedship.
Asfriendshipssolidify,tiesstrengthen.Intimaterelationshipsenrichpeople'life.Somecomponentsofathrivingfriendshiparehonesty,naturalness,thoughtfulness,andsomecommonintersts.
Circumstanceandpeopleareconstantlychanging.Somefriedshipslast"forever";othersdonot.Nerertheless,friendshipisanessentialingredientinthemakingofahealthful,rewardinglife.
Whatisfriendship?Itistorelatewithsomebodywithoutneedformoneyorobjective.Itistoneedemotionandoverwealthisfriendship,nomatterwhattheirbackground,age,orpersonality.
Friendshipcanbepure.Wehear,nowdays,however,howonecanbecheatedbyfriends.Manypeoplegetalongwithsomeonebecausetheyhavealotofmoney.Itisdoultfulthatisrealfriendship.
Havingfriends,onecanbefindhappiness.Ifyouareintroubleyourfriendswillhelpyouthroughoratleastcomfortyou.Whenyouarehappy,theyshareitwithyou.Theyarealsothereforyoutochatwithatanytime.
Itisawonderfulfeeling,astheproverbsays"toloveeachotheriseasybuttomakefriedsishard",So,itiscrutialthatweshouldgetalongwithourfriends.Inmyopinon,itisashametodeceiveyourfriends.Theworldwouldbemorebeautifulifitwasfulloffilledwithfriendship.
LadiesandGentlemen:
TodayIwanttotalkwithyou.Yes,justtalking,notstiffspeaking.
Mytopicis“friendship”.But,atfirst,Iwanttotalkwithyouaboutlove.Manyofushavevisionitincollege.Thespecialfeelinginthememoryofthefouryearsisalwayspureandbeautiful.
Youmayhaveaskedwhatthe“love”isonearth?Inmyopinion,Loveisasenseofresponsibility!Knowntocareforothers,andthisfeeling,nomatterwhattheresultis,mustbealife-longmemorableevent.
Myfriendsoftenconsultmeabouttheiremotionalproblems.Andtheyspendtoomuchtimeontheirlover.Naturally,theyigoredtheirfriends.
Ihavereceivedamessagefromoneofmygoodfriends.Shesaid:“ifAisequalsto1,Bisequalsto2,Cisepualsto3,andsoon..
ThenL+O+V+E=54,butF+R+I+E+N+D+S+H+I+P=108!
Sofriendshipistwicestrongerthanlove!”NowI’dlovetosharemyexperiencewithallofyou.
Lastsummervocation,Ihadacaraccident,andhadtobeinhospital,Ifeltboringandpainful,becauseIcoulddonothingbutstayinbed.It’smyfriendswhocametoseeme,chattedwithme,encouragedme,helpedmegetthroughthehardtime.
Itisacommonsayingthatloveisalamp,whilefriendshipistheshadow.Whenthelampisoff,youwillfindtheshadoweverywhere.Friendiswhocangiveyoustrengthatlast.
Finallylet'spraytogethernow,thatoneday,allofuscouldfindthepersonwewanttofind,andcouldenjoyarealbeautifulfriendshipinourlives.Let'spraythefloweroffriendshipbetweenourfriendsanduswouldalwaysbloombrightlyinourhearts.That’sall.Thankyou!
ToMyFriends
Nofriendshipisuselessandnodayisinvain.
JustasGodhasapurposeforsunshineandrain.
Allcanbediscouragedandeveryonecries,Butwehavefriendstocomfortus.
Beneaththesecloudyskies.
Allheartscanbreak…they’refragileasglass
Butwithafriendbesideus,thistooshallpass.
Friendswhoarefaithfularenobleatheart,Youmaybeafar,butwewillneverbeapart.
Beswifttogivepraisesforthefriendshipwehavegained,AndrememberGodwillraisethesunjustafterithasrained.
Yourfriendshipsareagift,Sobesuretothankall
Myfriends.
Busytime,wanttorest,Holiday,thinkthefuture.
Thepoortorich;,Lifewasatease,notafraidofhappiness.
Thisdecision,worryasexpectedresults,See,regretnotdetermined.
Don'tbelongtooneself,oftenbedesire,Inhishand,andnothavingmissedtherelaxedbefore.
Lifeifnotnow,when?
Amancandonoreasonwithyou,butforrelatives
Amanwithoutreasonnottodoforeverfriends
I'llthinkofyou.
Alsorememberhappeneddrops.
Untilweareoldagewouldlikethisinfrontofacomputermutualdefense?Anyway,Ihopewearealwayssincerefriends(relativefriend)
Friendslikeyouwhoknowyoutoo
Wishyoucancherisheveryfriendaround
BecauseofyouIhavethefate,canbecomethefriend
Canbecomethefriend,morerare!
Timeisnotyourfriend,Ibecamethereason
Butcanproveto
Yourfriend'scarenotinvain!
Hopeyouaremygoodfriends!
Whenyouarehappy,andfriendstosharewithhim,Friend,youarenothappycangiveyouangry,Friends,butalsoinyourdinnermoneywhenplayingsaveyou,Friends,youcansodesperatelystuffywithyourhandstogether,Friends,arewillingtogivelessonsyoucopywithyoutogether,togetherwiththecatwaspunished,Friends,youbuyahand,wanttobuyaletterofbiggavehim,Friends,butalsoyouseehisonline!
Wanttorealizehowmuchavalue,youcanaskafailureofstudents.WanttorealizehowmuchvalueinJanuary,youcanaskanunfortunateprematurelymother.
Wanttorealizehowmuchvalueofaweek,youcanaskaregulartheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.
Wanttorealizehowmuchvalueforanhour,youcanaskapairofloverswaitingtogether.
Wanttorealizehowmuchoneminutevalue,youcanaskapersonwhomissedthetrain.
Wanttoexperienceasecondhowmuchvalue,youcanaskoneoftheluckyescape.
Wanttorealizeamillisecondhowmuchvalue,youcanaskamissgoldmedalathlete.
Friendis...Eventhelittletouched,littlethingstoshare
Friendis...Whenyougocry,holdyourshoulders
Friendis...Whenyoufacesetbacks,holdyourhands
Hello?
Youcanseeheisyouandhisfate
YoucanmakefriendswithpeoplearoundyouandyouandhisfateEvenifyoudon'tknowthemeteorswilldisappearwhen
Butifyoucherisheverymomenttoseethismeteor
Thatifyoudon'tgothemeteorregret
Pleasecherisheveryonearoundthem
Treasurethefriendship!
LadiesandGentlemen:
Friendshipisakindofhumanrelations.Itisahumaninstincttomakefriends.Whenintrouble,weneedfriendstoofferushelp,supportandencouragement.Withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.
Friendshipisalsooneofthegreatestpleasuresthatwecanenjoy.Itimpliesloyalty,cordiality,sympathy,affection,andreadinesstohelp.Nomancanmakethemostofhislifewithoutcarefullyandconscientiouslystrivingtowintherightkindoffriendsashegoesalong.
Knowinghowvaluablefriendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulinmakingfriends.Realfriendsarethosewhohavegoodcharacter,superiorabilityandkindnessofheart.Realfriendscansharealloursorrowsanddoubleallourjoys.Whilemakingfriends,weshouldtakecaretoselectthosewhohavesuchfinequalities.Thenweshouldtreatourfriendswithcourtesy,becarefulnottointerfereunreasonablywiththem,andnottoridiculetheirproceedings.Weshouldforgivetheirfailuresanddoourbesttohelpthem.Inshort,whenwehaveestablishedfriendship,weoughttocherishandtreasureitbymeansofwordsanddeeds.Onlythus,canwedeveloprealfriendshipandkeepthesacredlampoffriendshipburningallourlife.
LadiesandGentlemen:
Iamhonoredtobestandingheretodeliveraspeechentitled“Friendship”.
Thehero’smotherinthemovieForrestGumpsays,“Lifeisaboxofchocolates”.Iwouldsaythatlife,withfriendship,truefriendshipparticularly,issweetashoney.Itismoonlightcastonthetranquilityofalakeonamid-fallnight,enchantingtothesoul.Itismorningdewonrosepetals,pleasantandpleasingtothesenseofsight.Itiscosyfireonabitterlycoldwinternight,warmingtheheart.
ButasHelenFosterSnowremarks,“Friendshipisnocommonweedthatgrowsalongtheway.It’shighlycultivatedandwatereddaybyday.”Likeaninfant,itneedsconstantcare;likeayoungtree,itcannotbelefttothetendermerciesofsevereweather.Truefriendshipconsistsmorein“afriendinneed”togivetothan“afriendinneed”totakefrom.Atruefriendisapersonwhocanbeturnedto,whoisreadytolendalisteningear,whoiswillingtosharefeelings.
Friendshipshouldbemutual,otherwiseitwillbesubjecttowitheringlikeplantindrought.Likegenuinelove,truefriendshiphastobeatwowayexperience.Beittheformerorthelatter,ifoneexpectstobesolelyonthereceivingend,thens/hewillbetoooptimisticaboutit:itishopingagainsthopethatitwilllast.Loveorfriendshipofthiskindisdangerous,asitiscontaminatedbythedarkmatterinhumannature–selfishness.
Notinfrequentlydoesfriendshipneedtobecaredandtended,fosteredandnourished,sothatitwill“standateverycrossroad,sogoodandstrongandtrue”.
Thankyou!