Friendship

12 Fwien Friendship Friendship is one of the most precious things in the world. If you look, you can find hundreds of stories about it. But how do you gain a good, lasting friendship? My father recently told me two stories about friendship. One day, two good friends were walking in the woods. Suddenly, a big black bear appeared and made a loud and threatening growl. One of the friends ran to the nearest tree and climbed to safety on a branch. The other friend lay down on the ground and did not move. He lay very still while the bear smelled him. It was scary, but still, he did not move. He pretended to be dead. Soon, the bear grew tired and walked back into the woods. His friend came down from the tree and asked, “ What did the bear say to you when he was sniffing your ear?” The boy replied, “ He whispered that I should never trust a friend who runs away at the first sign of danger. " " The point is, " my father said, “ choose your friends wisely. " Then he told me another story.

One day, as two friends walked along, they had an argument. One friend slapped the other. The boy then wrote this in the sand: My best friend slapped my face today. They continued on their way, arriving finally at a small lake. They went for a swim. The friend who had been slapped got stuck in the mud and was about to drown. The other friend, the one who had done the slapping, saved him. The boy who was saved wrote this on a stone: My best friend saved my life today. His friend said, " When I hit you, you wrote your words in the sand. When I saved you, you wrote them on the stone. Why?" The boy explained, " When a friend hurts you, write it in sand so that the winds of forgiveness will blow them away in time. But, when a friend is good to you, carve it in stone so that it will never disappear. " " The second point, " my father said, “ is forgiveness and gratitude. "