"Magandand Pagsasamahan Tungo sa Maayos at Maunlad na Lipunan"

In a comparison of personal relationship, friendship is considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum.

Just like love friendship also starts at first sight or chat. The general behavior, manners, decency and kindness bring persons closer at first. The mutual understanding takes place as time passes on, when each one observes each other’s real activities. Some dissolve friendship when it stops fetching benefits. The former one proceeds on mutual trust and confidence whereas the latter one goes on exploitation. In friendship both benefits and losses are shared equally; otherwise, it is not at all called as a friendship. The mutual sharing of both good and bad or joy and sorrow are not an obligation, but are a voluntary performance. In some extreme cases, a friend sacrifices his own life for the sake of another with pleasure. This sort of friendship is a rare thing in the world. In the modern world, friendship is developing a world culture, because it blossoms among peoples of different countries irrespective of their class, creed and colour. Apparently culture and friendship look to be two different things, yet culture develops upon friendship and friendship cherishes on culture.

The value of friendship is estimated from the balance between the needs and the deeds of men. The needs of men are fulfilled by deeds. The deeds are performed by means of good ideas. But who is there to give ideas to one? There comes friendship into play and naturally it becomes a necessity for anyone. After getting an idea, one has to plan one’s action, proceed and finish it well. So, one is in need of encouragement, support, assistance, cooperation, defence and so on. These are some of the needs of men to perform a deed. One gets honour only from the deed one does. The deed may be becoming a professional, becoming a leader, achieving fruition in love, regaining lost honour, fulfilling a vow and so on. These deeds constitute the vicissitude of man. A friend alone can interpret well the validity of a deed before it is performed and guide a person in the proper direction.

Through friendship we can unite all the the countries for a better and peaceful society.