Weallknowastorysimilartothis:TwoMenandaBear.Intheforest,whenabearattackedthem,thethinnermanquicklyclimbeduptothetopofatreeandforgothispromisetothefatterguy,whocouldnotclimbthetree,abouthelpingeachotherwhenindanger.Luckily,thefattermansavedhimself.Thefattermatwasverydisappointed,andwhentheygottogetheragain,hesaidtothethinnerman,"Youarenotmyrealfriend.Onlyafriendinneedisafriendindeed".Thisisaveryfamiliarstory.Itillustratestouswhatafriendshouldbelike.Itis,however,justastory.
Iwouldliketotellyousomethingaboutmyself,mytruefeel-ings.WhenIwasinSeniorOne,Ihadgreatdifficultyinlearningsciencesubjects.Iwasunabletounderstandtheteacherand1couldnotdotheexercisesorthehomework.IbelievedthatIwasstupidandcouldnotlearnanything.Theskywasgrayandthegrasswasyellowthosedays.Everythingwasamessinmybrain.Myclassmate,agoodstudent,whomIonlyconsideredasoneoftheclassmatesbefore,cametomewithasmile.ShetoldmethatifIneededhelp,shewouldliketohelpme.Asshewasalsoverybusywithherstudies,Iaskedmyself,"Couldshehelpme?"Sev-eraldayslater,Iknewtheanswer.Yes,shecould.Shedidasmuchasshecould.Shemadetimeeverydaytohelpmesolvetheproblemsandshowedmemanygoodwaystostudyscience.Herpatienceandearnestnaturetouchedmedeeply.Iworkedveryhardandmyprogresswasreflectedinmyexaminationresult.Iappreciatedherhelpverymuchandwantedtothankher.WhenIlookedather,onceagainshesmiledatmewithanencouragingandcongratulatorylook.AtthatmomentIunderstoodthatatruefriendshouldbelikethis.
Nowadays,itseemsthattherearemanywaysofexpressingfriendship.Ourlivesaregenerallybetter.Peoplenowhavemoretimetoconsiderandbemoreconcernedabouttheirlives.Money,whichisconsideredbymanytobeofprimeimportance,makesitdifficulttofindtruefriendship.Isfriendshiponlygreetingeachotheronmeeting?Isfriendshiponlydrinkingandeatingtogether?Isfriendshiponlylendingmoneytoeachother?No,afriendShouldbeapersonyoutrustandunderstand.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhotasteshappinessandbitternesswithyou.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhocangiveyouconfidenceandencouragement.
Thougheverythinghaschanged,andfriendshiphasscoresofdefinitions,Istillbelieve,andIwillbelieveforeverthat"AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeed".
Truefriendsalwayscometoyouwhentheirhelpisinneed.Theytrytheirbesttohelpyouwithoutthinkingwhattheycangetfromit.Thisinvariablywinsthemloveandrespectfromotbers,fortheydevotethemselvestothehappineofothers.Uptothetimeofmywritingthisarticle,Aerohasbeenhelpingmewithmyselectingthecourseswithgreateffort.Heisafriendlyandzealousguy.Ithinkhehasbeenlikedbyotherssincelongagobecauseofhischaracteristics.Heisalwaysbrisk,enthusiastic,energeticandheissmilingnomatterwhenorwhereyouseehim.However,Ilikehimforsomeotherreason.Itseemsthatbetweenusthereisaspecialwaytocommunicateandit'snottheusualwaythroughwhichwecommunicatesuchaswordsandgestures.HehasalwaysbeenafriendofminebecauseIlikethewayheactsandlivesandthewaywecommunicate.Onemorningaweekago,hecametomeandaskedifhecouldbeofhelp.ActuallyIhadbeenworryingaboutmycourseofthissemesterfordayssinceIhadn'tgotanyEnglishcoursesyet!StillIwastotallycaughtoffguardbyAero'sofferthoughhehadalwaysbeenkind.Ithoughtitwasmyownbusineandithadneveroccurredtomethatsomeotherindividualwouldoffertohelpwithmyselectingthecourses.SoIdeclinedhiskindness.Theverynextday,Igotacoughanditlaterturnedouttobeafour-dayhighfever.Inthosedays,Iwasextremelyweakandlayinbedalldaylongandhardlyhadanystrengtheventoeat.IlostthepowertokeepaneyeonthepossiblevacanciesoftheEnglishcourseseversinceIgotahighfever.IbegantoregretdecliningAero'soffer.Justatthatmoment,Aerocalled,askingaboutmyhealthandtoldmetohaveagoodrest,sayingthathewouldshouldertheresponsibilityofselectingmyEnglishcoursesforme.NowIamwritingthisarticleasthehomeworkofthiswritingcourseandI'dliketoreemphasizethatitisallduetomyfriend'seffortthatIhavefinallymadeit.Iwasreallygratefultohimwhenhecalledandofferedtohelpanditishardtoexpremygratitudewithwords.AllIwanttosayaboutitisthatatthatmoment,Irealizedthathehadofferedtohelpnotbecauseitmadehimfeelhewasimportantbutbecausehemeantbusiness.He'samanofintegrity.Iamproudofhavingsuchafriend.
Itisacelebratingday.IgotintouchwithMichaelwhomIhavebeenlosingcontactforoneyear.
Itisreallymagic.Iwassearchingonlineaimlesslyyesterdaywhenanideastruckmesuddenly:sinceBencanfindoutmysecretbykeyinginmynameinthesearchengines,whycan'tIdoso,either?
IintendedtofindoutsomethingaboutBeninrevengeinthefirstplace,butsoonextendmynamelisttoawidercategory.ItwasthenthatIrecalledMichaelsuddenly.
Wehavelostcontactsinceourlastcorrespondenceinmysenior3.HementionedtomeinhislastletterthathewaspreparingforgoingtoUKtofurtherhiseducation.I,shamefully,wastoobusytoreplyhismailthen.WhenIwasrecommendedtoZJUandwonthefinalfreedom,IthoughthehadalreadybeeninUKsoIhadnoideawheretowritehim.
Iusedtothinkthatwewouldnevermeetagain.However,whenIbrowsedtheentriesabouthim,IfoundoutexcitedlythatheisstillinP.R.C.!!
Withoutamomenthesitation,Iranupstairstomydormandfoundoutmyoldaddressbook.Thankgoodness,hishomenowasstillthere.
After3timescallingwithnoanswerreplies,Ieventuallygothimonthephone.HewasmoresurprisedthanIcouldimaginethatwhenIaskedforhishpnohewastoonervoustorememberit.
Lifeisenjoyableinmomentssuchlikethis.Oldfriendsmeetagainsurprisingly,onaroadoftheirownwaystotheirdreams.Theylookatthefaceofeachother,andrecognizetheoldpal.Itissuchmomentthatmakesmefeelgratefultolife:wheneverIsetoffforanewdestination,IseeIhavefriendsinthesamedirection,withwhomIwon'tfeelaloneanymore.
MygoodfriendisMei.She'sagirl.Sheismyclassmate.
Meiistallandthin.Shehastwobigeyesandlonghair.Shelikeslisteningtomusicandreadingbooks.Sometimeswelistentomusictogether.Shelikessummer.Becauseshecanswiminthesummerholiday.Shelikespinkandwhite.SheisinClassFour,GradeSixwithme.Sheusuallygoestoschoolbymotorcycle.Sometimesshegoestoschoolonfoot.Weoftengoshoppingtogetherontheweekend.
Wewillbegoodfriendsforever.
我的好朋友是美。她是个女孩。她是我的同班同学。
梅又高又瘦。她有两只大眼睛和长头发。她喜欢听音乐和看书。有时我们一起听音乐。她喜欢夏天。因为她可以在暑假游泳。她喜欢粉红色和白色。她在四班,六年级和我在一起。她通常是通过摩托车去上学的.。有时她步行去学校。我们经常在周末一起去购物。
我们将永远是好朋友。
MyfriendLilyhadabusydayyesterday.Shegotupat6:00inthemorning,thenshedidsomecleaning,at7:00,shehadsomemilkandbreadforherbreadfast.
Thenshewentshoppingforhermother,sheboughtsomemeat,fruit,vegetablesinthemarket,shewenthomeandhelpedhermotherdothecookingbecausesomefriendsofhermotherwouldcomefordinner,shemadesomenicefoodforthem,shewashedthedishesandcleanedthekitchenafterdinner,shewasverytiredbutshewasveryhappy.