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soul. It is morning dew on rose petals, pleasant and pleasing to the sense of sight. It is cosy fire on a bitterly cold winter night, warming the heart. But as Helen Foster Snow remarks, “。Friendship is no mon weed that grows along the way. Itamp。rsquo。s highly cultivated and watered day by day.”。 Like an infant, it needs constant care。 like a young tree, it can not be left to the tender mercies of severe weather. True friendship consists more in “。a friend in need”。 to give to than “。a friend in need”。 to take from. A true friend is a person who can be turned to, who is ready to lend a listening ear, who is willing to share feelings. Friendship should be mutual, otherwise it will be subject to withering like plant in drought. Like genuine love, true friendship has to be a two way experience. Be it the former or the latter, if one expects to be solely on the receiving end, then s/he will be too optimistic about it: it is hoping against hope that it will last. Love or friendship of this kind is dangerous, as it is contaminated by the