A friend……
From TheBuddhism.Net
A friend….
A friend who is friendly only to take, not to give,
A friend who talks big, but never helps a friend,
A friend who supports you just to make you happy (not thinking of the consequences),
A friend who pushes you towards sinful deeds;
Those are the four types, who are not your friends, but foes;
The one who is wise,
Understands this and would avoid them from afar,
As if they were a dangerous road.
A friend who always lends a hand,
A friend who is with you in both sorrow and joy,
A friend who offers you good advice,
A friend who sympathizes with you;
Those are the four kinds of true friends,
And the one who is wise, having understood this,
Would always cherish and serve such friends,
Just like a mother who tends her only child.
~Digha Nikaya~
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Friends come and go but the true friends will remain with us nor matter what happen. A true friend is one who overlooks our failures and tolerates our success . A true friend is someone who is there for us when we are down in times. In life to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune.
Thank you for sharing those great advice from Digha Nikaya.
Beautiful from Buddha about how friends should be.
Excellent advice from Digha Nikaya.
In samsara, we are often mislead by people that outwardly look like a friend but they are not true friends that encourage you to be a better person… How many times have we experienced friends that say you look fabulous in that pink dress only to find out later that you look like a fat potato? lol…
True friends are those that are not afraid of you being angry with them… they will not tell you things that you like to hear but tell you things that you NEED to hear. I have experienced both of these type of friends, the ‘foe’ and the ‘true friends’… and majority of my true friends, sad to say 99% of them are all my Dharma brothers and sisters. They never cease to look after me both spiritually and beyond.
How fortunate I am to have them around. I must have done something good previously.