A true friend is always there to help, in both times of triumph and crisis. However, there are some friends who appear to be true friends, only to be exposed as those who are only there in fortunate circumstances. Such friends are known as fair-weather friends, where someone is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems, or someone who can be depended on only when everything is going well. Such fair-weather friends are often friends with us only for their advantage, benefit and convenience.
That is why, in today's reading, we are cautioned: "Let
your acquaintances be many, but your advisers one in a thousand. If you
want to make a friend, take him on trial, and be in no hurry to trust
him..." The reality of life is such that we need to be careful
when making friends, so as to not be taken advantaged of, or taken for a
ride. May we be discerning and careful in choosing our friends, so that we may find true, dependable, intimate and loyal friends, and may
we be true, dependable, intimate and loyal as well.
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