In my short life which I've learned is oh so fleeting, there is a short list of lessons with profound importance.  One of those life lessons is the importance of friendship.  Friendship is far more than a state of mind.   Actions are what make a friend.  While there are many virtues in friendship, friendship itself is the greatest virtue that comes with a great debt which can turn a life around. A genuine friendship paves the path to destiny.

The debt of friendship is as complex as it is intangible.  A friendship gone wrong can cost you your life.  I've read that people draw distinctions in friendships, there are friends and then there are close friends.  Close friends are the ones you tell  your secrets to.  Sharing secrets come the risk of betrayal.  You have to ask yourself, is a friend worth risking your secrets over?  I personally know of a person that has no true close friends, not even a lover they can truly call a friend. I often wonder if they know of the this great proverb by Confucius: "Silence is the true friend that never betrays."  For the longest time they would say to me, "Your mouth is your enemy".  It seems now that point is understood in more ways than one. They live this life where their secrets are locked deep inside their own self.  I've often admired such a cold heart.  But paradoxically,