"Do not have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends!" - This saying was made in ancient times, when one hundred rubles was a very decent amount. She emphasized the value, significance of true friendship. Although, of course, you cannot buy such friendship for any, even the largest, money.
About the same thing was sung in an old good song, where the boy claimed that he would go to the bear without fear if he would be with a friend, and the bear without. Forgive the author of the text a fair artistic exaggeration, because the meaning is correct and understandable: a friend is a person who can be relied on even in a dangerous situation.
Everything happens in life. Sometimes even the bravest, smartest, strongest person can not cope with the impending danger alone. And here friends come to help him. Together it is easier to overcome any misfortune, to ward off the threat that has arisen.
And in everyday, everyday life, friends can not do without. Whatever the matter: discuss some issue, plan work, consult where and how to spend your vacation, talk about your favorite football team, finally organize a camping trip, a picnic in nature. Man is so arranged that he cannot do without society. He needs to communicate with other people. So how much better if there are friends among them.
Anyone sooner or later faces personal grief, for example, the death or serious illness of a loved one. In such a situation, the delicate, unobtrusive help of friends will be not only necessary, but simply irreplaceable. After all, even the most volitional, courageous man, crushed by grief, can simply be confused, not knowing what to do.
In the end, it’s just easier to live, knowing that there are people to whom you can turn for help, and they will provide it to you. Without grumbling or indignant that they were disturbed. Not counting not only on any reward, but also on the words of gratitude. Just because it is for them - the most ordinary and natural thing. Because the possibility of another behavior, or the thought: "And what benefit will I get from this?" it won’t even occur to them. After all, they are friends, and the word "friendship" for them is not an empty phrase.
Therefore cherish your friends. And do the same to them.
