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I.  Warm-up Questions

Directions: discuss and answer the following questions.

1.    Do you have any good friends? What do you usually do with your friends when you are together?

 2.    What kind of people do you like to make friends with?

 3.    Do you think friendship is a necessity in life? Why or why not?

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II.  Quotes

Directions:  Study the following quotes about adversity. Which quote do you like best? Why?

1.   True friendship is a plant of slow growth.              

                                — George Washington

2.    Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.                                     

                               — Benjamin Franklin

3.    A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.    

                              — Samuel Johnson

4.   True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.              

                             — Charles Caleb Colton

Interpretation:

1.    Just like plants, friendship needs nurturing. Plants follow the life cycle of seeds, shoots and flowers before they bear fruits. True friendship grows in more or less the same way. It takes time to mature.

2.    Friends and friendships may have great influence on our lives and may last as long as we live. So we should be careful when choosing a friend and should be even more careful when we decide to end the friendship.

3.    It is important to maintain friendships. Long-standing friendships should be constantly strengthened and developed; otherwise they may fade or even be lost forever.

4.    Friendship is compared to health. One often fails to see the value of health until it is lost. The same is true of friendships.