Friendship is a fundamental need in life; we make friends for a support, to generate happiness, to have a common interest and social life. However, a friend consists of value, and we as a friend, need to let them realize his or her value. Value is something that cannot be seen, touched, or heard, but only can be felt. In order to accomplish this, we must tell the truth, have trust in them, and sacrifice anything for them. In my opinion, being able to tell the truth with friends symbolize the chemistry you share with them because friends are there to help you solve problems. Bo Bennett, a graduate from Bryant University, once declaimed that, “for every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.” I support his position, even though sometimes reality is suppressed because you don’t want a friend to feel uneasy, but the truth will precisely define their value. A friend desires to provide assistance for you just as much as you provide for them. The more you suppress the truth, and the more pressure you conceal within your mind will produce friction between your friendships. For instance, if you are depressed due to a death of a family member, and lie to your friend that nothing is wrong, but your facial expression indicated a problem, then your friend will feel like they are useless to assist you. I believe suppression of the truth is an obnoxious practice because it can sternly diminish a friend’s value and their importance.
Trust, on the other hand, can be defined as an emotional as well as a logical act. Emotionally, it is where your weakness can be exposed to people, but believing that they won’t attack or take advantage of your tolerance. Logically, it is where you assess a chance of gain or loss depending how much you believe in that person due to your understanding of him or her. In addition, trusting a friend can help him realize his value because you are showing him