英语翻译
A high school history teacher once told us,“If you make one close friend in school,you will be most fortunate．A true friend is someone who stays with you for life．”Experience teaches that he was right．A good friendship is not easily formed．
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to develop．However,there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kinds of friendships we want．
To most of us,friendships are considered very important,but we need to be clear in our minds the kinds of friendships we want．Are they to be close or kept at arm’s length?Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface?For some people,many friendships on the surface are quite enough — and that’s all right．But at some point,we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations．The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships．But it must
be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and action in return．
What are some of the difficulties of friendship?The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon．Deep relationships take time．Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other,including his time and attention．Similarly,friendships require actions in return．In other words,you must give as much as you take．Finally there is a question of taking care of the friendship．Unless you spend enough time together,talking on the phone,and writing letters,friendships will die away.
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