Friendshipisakindofrelationshipthatmanyaccompanyyouallyourlife.Therelationshipwithyourwifeorhusbandoccursonlyafteryouaremarriedandrunstherisksofbeingcutdownbydivorce.Therelationshipwithyourparentswillbeputtoanendwiththeirpassingaway.Therelationshipwithyourchildrenbeginslateinthemiddleofyourlife.Youhaveanassociationwithyourcolleagues,butitisalwayschanging,becauseoneday,oneoranothercolleaguemaydisappearsuddenlyoutofyourroutinebychangingjobsandyoumaysimilarlyjumpoutofyourcolleagues'lives.Youhaveconnectionwithyourneighborsonlyforthesakeoflivinginthesameneighborhoodanditwillbreakdownwhenyouoroneofyourneighborsmoves.Onlyfriendshipcanbeeverlastingansteady.Youmayhavefriendsasearlyasinfancy.Nomatterwhetheryouaremarriedornot,nomatterwhereyouliveandwork,yourfriendsareyourfriends.Itisnotbasedonbloodline.Itisnotabsolutelyanobjectivesocialrelationshipwhichbefallsyou.Itisrootedinthedesiresandfeelingsderivedfromsocialexperiences.Itreliesonyourintention.Inmyopinion,thatisthesocialnatureoffriendship.Makingfriendsistomeetpeople'svaryingneeds.Peoplehaveallkindsofdesires.Toachieveprogress,youmakefriendswiththosewhosurpassyou.Toenjoyfreedom,equalityanmutualrespect,youmakefriendswiththosewhoareofequalstaturewithyou.Onbehalfofyourvanityandrelaxationyoumakefriendswiththeinferior.Toyou,somefriendsarefun-loving,somegiveencouragement,someofferknowledge,andothershelpyoutofindyourownidentity.Youexposeyourworriesandweaknesstosomefriends,whileyoushowonlyyourmerits,yourbrightside,inthefaceofotherfriends.Beforeyourfriends,youmayactasasupervisor,alearnedbrother,alovelychild,agentlemanoraplaymate.Inaword,friendshiphelpsyoutobeafullperson.Sofriendshipcanbenefiteveryindividualandthuscompletesocietywhichiscomposedofnumerousindividuals.Thatistheverysocialfunctionoffriendship.

　　Iholdthepointofviewthatfriendshipalsohasitshistoricnatureandfunctions.Friendshipiscreatedsinceitisneededandlastsuntilitfulfillsitstasks.Ifyouareobsessedbyaproblem,acertainfriendmaycomeintoyourhelpuntiltheproblemissolvedandthenwillbesomewhatestrangedfromyou.Friendshipisproducedbecauseyouwantahelperandheiswillingtobeahelper.Friendshipisestrangedbecauseithasservedbothofyourpurposes.Thefactthatafriendcanbecomeanenemyisdemonstratedbythehistoricnatureoffriendship.Sowhenafrienddriftsapartfromyou,don'tbesad.Whatyoushoulddoistocherishthefriendshipthatonceexistedbetweenyouandyourfriend,andbegratefultohim.

　　Lifeisabouquet,friendshipisflower.