In modern society,we may feel that people are more indifferent to others than before.We have telephones,computers,and electrographs.As it is too convenient to communicate with our friends,we may often forget to get in touch with them.We make our living in a hurry.In that case we miss many things really valuable in our life,such as friendship.If other people around us are unconcerned about us,we may feel left behind and lonely.So we should make friends and nurture friends we do have.
Why do we need friends especially in modern society?In the first place,friends can bring us many practical benefits.We need friends to support and help us out of difficulties.The famous Chinese writer,Ba Jin,wrote in his essay that friends were his saviors.When his life was miserable and gloomy,his friends gave him sympathy,love,joy and tears——things essential for existence.He didn’t run into any trouble because his friends had done their utmost to make sure that he wouldn’t be short of anything after his old residence in Shanghai had been razed to the ground by Japanese troops.Besides,friends can lead us to new advantages,new opportunities and new life.We exchange our points of view and then get a boarder outlook and become more thoughtful.We complement each other with our own strengths and then become stronger and more powerful.
In the second place,owning friends is our emotional need.We need friends to talk to and listen to us; we need friends to play with and share our joys and tears; we need friends to understand us and keep our secrets.Owning friends means that we have somebody to care about,to love,to help.This feeling that we’re needed and loved fulfills our hearts and makes us don’t feel lonely.Once I came across the following words by a French philosopher,“Survival in this world is inseparable from generosity,without which we would perish and become dried-up from within.We must put forth flowers.Moral integrity and unselfishness are the flowers of life.” If we don’t have friends,our hearts will be empty and we will be dried-up from within.Many people always talk about how many benefits they can acquire from their friends.But I think how many benefits our friends can get from us are also important.One’s power lies in one’s ability to give.To some extent,we need friends because they need us.
With friendship,life is happy and harmonious.With my friends,I know what to treasure,what to tolerate and what to share.They bring happiness and colors to my life.I think that’s the reason why we need friends.