每个人关于朋友都会有不同的看法，但这并不妨碍我们在定义友谊方面找到共同点。

大多数人把真诚和相互帮助列为朋友的特点，还有一个是朝夕相处。朋友就是一起做事的人，朋友就是需要帮助时我们会求助的人，朋友就是成功时我们与之分享的人，朋友就是与我们同喜同乐的人：朋友就是时刻为我们守候的人。

有时我们仅仅是需要朋友呆在身边，无需说什么或做什么；而有时我们还需要物质帮助。我们在朋友那里最需要的也唯一需要的，就是信任。

一般来说，有两种类型的朋友。一种是密友，他们总在一起，有共同的兴趣，彼此之间也没有秘密。另一种类型的朋友不总是如影随形，有时你都看不见他们，但他们就在你身边，并时刻支持着你。当你有困那时，他们会毫不犹豫地伸出援助之手。

一些朋友从第一种类型变成了第二种，我花了很长时间才适应这种变化。我以为他们不在把我当朋友了，我很害怕失去他们。

我渐渐明白，朋友之间应该相互信任。这期间，我深深伤害了我的朋友，但是他们原谅了我。是的，朋友在变化，但不要忘了，我们自己也在变化。记住：人在变化在成长，作为朋友，我们需要承认这一切，我们不应该苛责对方。

我希望我们的友谊地久天长。

Everyone has a different idea about what makes a good friend, but there are still common denominators found in all of our definitions of friendship.

Genuineness and support are two qualities in a friend that would be on most everyone's list. Companionship is another---a friend is someone to spend time with and to do things with. A friend is also someone we turn to in times of need and someone we want to share our successes with. A friend is someone we laugh with and someone we cry with. A friend is someone who will be there for us.

Sometimes we just want someone to be there and not say a single word or do a single thing. Sometimes we desperately need advice and physical support. The one thing we all need from our friends and by far the most important thing in any friendship is trust.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of friends. One is intimacy friends, they are always together, and have common interests, almost have no secret between each other. Another is not always going with you shoulder by shoulder, sometimes you can't see them, but they are around you and support you all the time. When you have difficulties, they will come around to help you without hesitation.

When some of my friends changed from the first kind to the second, there was a long time that I can't fit to this change, I thought that they didn't see me as a friend any more, and I am afraid I will lose them.

I learned it the hard way that friends should trust each other. During this process I hurt my friends deeply, but they still forgave me. Yes, friends are changing, but don't forget that we are changing too. It's important to remember that people change and grow, and as friends we need to let that happen; we need to lend our support, not our criticism.

I wish our friendship will last forever.

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