1、Module1 Unit3 Getting along with othersExtended Reading Of Friendship As we walk the path of life, we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal improvement. However, when we seek to be alone, we must be careful that we do not always es
2、cape into our own world. Social life is also important to us. More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel. As we live in social groups, there are many benefits of friendship that we can enjoy. Generally speaking, close friendsh
3、ips have threefruits: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Through friendship, we can become happier, wiser and more satisfied humans. The first fruit of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success
4、and failure. Here, friendship has a double advantage-happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved! Naturally, this kind of openness results from a close friendship. With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. We know that our fr
5、iends will both respect our feelings and treasure these moments of closeness. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection The second fruit of friendship is the better understanding and judgement that may be achieved through conversations with well-meaning and wis
6、e friends. We often find it easier to recognize other peoples weaknesses than our own. As a result, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgement that might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends are better able to offer advice on important decisions that we all have to make. Also,
7、when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. This alone helps make our thoughts clearer and brings us a more thorough understanding of our problems. The third fruit of friendship is the help that a friend may offer in many different ways. Someti
8、mes a friend is even known as our second self. There are so many things in life that can only be achieved with the help of friends Friends may have many different ideas and skills. They can help us achieve what we want during life and, perhaps, even after death Finally, it should be pointed out that enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends. Friends should be carefully chosen and relationships carefully developed. In this way, we can better walk the path of lifewith the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends
