What is a friend

What is a friend? Some people say that a friend is one that is close to you, or a good companion to you. In my view, a friend is the one that will stand by you, even through the hardest times.Friendship is one of the greatest pleasure that people can enjoy. It implies(意味着) loyalty(忠诚), cordiality(热诚), sympathy(同情心), affection and readiness(愿意) to help.

Yes,friendship plays an important role in our daily life.For one thing,we Chinese have a saying:"At home we count on parents, staying out we count on friends." That means nobody is utterly independent in the world. As long as you are still alive, you'll suffer from difficulties and setbacks. Sometimes you may feel helpless, and want someone to get you out of troubles then give you a hug ,cheer you up and say something like"Go for it" or "Come on, you are almost there!" to encourage you and make you feel better. As we say, a friend in need is a friend indeed. So we call these friends bosom friends. Even though you may see each other once a year or once every five years.However, it's OK, because your mind has always been together, and you'll never forget each other. This is why we say: a hedge between keeps friendship green.

For another thing, let's make an assumption about it, you have an apple and your buddy have a pear, you cut them in half, then you give your buddy half of the apple and he gives you half of the pear, so you two have both apple and pear. Similarly, if you share your happiness with your close friend , and he shares his happiness with you, you will have two shares of happiness. As for pain, when you feel painful, you will tell your acquaintances that you feel dispirited, so that your pain will be reduced, That's true.

Since friendship is so significance ,how can we keep a good friendship?

I think honesty must be the most basic.We all should use our heart to treat our friends.If you always tell lies to your friends,they will be away from you gradually.Then,communication also play an important role in your friendship.You should always communicate with them.You can can enhance feelings with them,which can help promote feelings.There also many factors which make a different,such as enthusiasm,friendly,justness and so on.