On friendshipEveryone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single-handed. We need help from, and also give help to, others. In the modern age, people ____more importance to relations and connections. A man of charisma has many friends. His power lies in his ability to give. The term, friend, ____a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confidant, a partner, a playmate, a brother, an ____, etc. As life is full of strife and ____, we need friends to support and help us out of difficulties. Our friends give us ____against danger. True friends share not only joy but, more often than not, they share ____. With friendship, life is happy and ____. Without friendship, life is hostile and unfortunate. I have friends in the rank and file. Some are rich and in power. Some are low and ____. Some are like myself, working as a teacher, reading and writing and content with the simple life we have. To many of my friends, I know what to ____, what to tolerate and what to share.I will never forget my old friends and keep making new friends. I will not be cold and ____to the poor friends and will show concern for them, even if it is only a comforting word.