499 Words Sample Essay on friendship. Nobody likes solitude. If he/she likes it, he/she is either a wild beast or a god. But this happens rarely. In general we want true friends without which the world is nothing but a wilderness.

A friend is someone who shares the special moments and memories of life with another person. As told by Bacon, “a principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.” It is a true friend to whom one opens his /him heart.

It is true friend to whom one may impart grief’s, joys, fears, hopes, suspicions, counsels and whatsoever lie upon the heart to oppress it. This communicating of a man’s self to his friend works two contrary effects, for it redoubles joys and cuts griefs in halfs.

True friendship is healthful and sovereign for the understanding. It makes daylight in the understanding, out of darkness and confession of thoughts. By an hour’s discourse with a friend, one can get valuable suggestions to overcome one’s problems. Men have their time and die many times in desire of some things which they principally take to heart; the bestowing of a child, the finishing of a work or the like.

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If a man is lucky enough to have a true friend, he may rest almost secure that the care of those things will continue after him. These are the benefits of having true friends.

But it is not so easy to develop true friendship. It takes time to build. It requires devotion and patience to mountain it once it is build up. To struggle to keep a solid friendship includes many obstacles and hardships. But compromises, devotion and the willingness to endure aire bound to pay off in the end.

Good friends are hard to find. Hence it is important to recognise all the friends one has. Fair-weather friends are of no use. They are flatterers and therefore may be dangerous in times to come.

They can ditch at any moment, they can cheat to any extent, hence one should be very alert while making friends. While friendship with a true man fills one’s life with good moments, friendship with a false person makes the life worse than hell.

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A true friend never turns his/her back on you when you are in need. Actually a true friend is identified in the time of need. It is therefore it is said that “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” With good friends, one is able to have a more meanigful life. They add charm to life and bring new hopes and aspirations.

In this fast going world, it is very difficult to find a true friend. All seem to be very attractive in their modern styles and fashions, but they are not those to whom we may expose ourselves. Before doing it, we have to be sure that the persons with whom we want to develop friendship are true.