Examine the cause of your friendships. Here are the reasons you make friends:
- You have common enemies. Fear or a threat to survival brings people together.
- You have common problems such as an illness or job dissatisfaction.
- You have common job or professional interests.
- You have common tastes and interests, such as sports, movies, music and hobbies.
- You have compassion or provide service.
- You become friends merely because of long-term acquaintance with one another.
Brave are those who nurture friendships for only friendship’s sake. Such friendships will never die nor become sour for they are born out of your friendly nature, and only through wisdom can you be friendly by nature.