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1、FriendsOnmyrecenttravels,Icametorealizestillmorefullythesignificanceoftheword“friend”.Sevenoreightdaysago,IsaidtoafriendwhomIhadjustcometoknow,“Ican’thelpfeelingembarrassedbeforemyfriends.You’reallsonicetome.Isimplydon’tknowhowtorepayyourkindness,”Ididnotmakethisremarkoutofmeremodestyandcour
2、tesy.ItrulymeantwhatIsaid.Thenextday,Isaidgoodbyetothisfriend,notknowingifIcouldeverseehimagain.Butthelittlewarmththathegavemehasbeenkeepingmyheartthrobbingwithgratitude.Thelengthofmydayswillnotbeunlimited.However,wheneverIlookbackonbriefpastlife,Ifindabeaconilluminatingmysoulandtherebylendi
3、ngalittlebrightnesstomybeing.Thatbeaconisfriendship.Ishouldbegratefultoitbecauseithashelpedmekeepaliveuptonowandclearawaytheshadowleftonmebymeoldfamily.Manypeopleforsaketheirfriendsinfavoroftheirownfamilies,oratleastdrawllineofdemarcationbetweenfamiliesandfriends,consideringtheformertobemany
4、timesmoreimportantthanthelatter.Thatseemstobeamatterofcourse.Ihavealsoseenwithmyowneyeshowsomepeopleabandontheirfriendsaswillastheirowncareerssoonaftertheygetmarried…Friendsaretransientwhereasfamiliesarelasting—thatisthetenet,asIknow,guidingthebehaviorofmanypeople.Tome,thatisutterlyinconceiv
5、able.Withoutfriends,IwouldhavebeenreducedtoIdon’tknowwhatamiserablecreature.Friendsaremysaviors.Theygivemethingswhichitisbeyondmyfamilytogiveme.Thankstotheirfraternallove,assistanceandencouragement,Ihavetimeandagainbeensavedfromfallingintoanabysswhileonitsverge.Theyhavebeenenormouslygenerous
6、towardsme.5Therewasatimewhenmylifewasmiserableandgloom.Myfriendthengavemeinlargequantitiessympathy,love,joy,andtears—thingsessentialforexistence.ItisduetotheirbountifulfreegiftsthatIalsohavemyshareofwarmthandhappinessinmylife.Iacceptedtheirkindnessesquietlywithouteversayingawordofthankandwit
7、houteverdoinganythinginreturn.Inspiteofthat,myfriendneverusedtheepithet“self-centered”whenreferringtome.Theyareonlytoogeneroustowardsme.Ivisitedmanynewplacesandmetmanynewfriendsonmyrecenttrip.Mytimewasmostlytakenupbylookingaround,listening,talkinga
