Many people will be proud to say that they have many friends showing them a generous character between human to human.
Is it right to do so? No, it is not right. We need friends, but too many friends are poisonous to our practical life. The simple reason is that since our time is limited, how can we have so much time to build friendship with so many people. The idea of knowing many friends is not workable and foolish.
Philosopher Aristotle once said: “A friend to all is a friend to none.” It is very clear that if you have too many friends, it means you have no friends.
If you spend too much time to make friends, you shall not be a successful person, or you are to be a poor man with nothing to support yourself and your family.
We need friends, but we must select friends whose friendship can help each other in case of need. This is the true meaning of friends.
Therefore, be careful to make friends. American founder, Benjamin Franklin once said: “Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.”
We must make a budget to use our time and making friendship can only be part of time in our budget. Be a person of wisdom. Do not spend too much time to build a vain friendship with every one you meet.