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Reflections: Friendship and loyalty

How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend? Loyalty consists of a friend, who will stick by you, through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend, you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend.

The current trend on the internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However, this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However, one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need.

A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever? You might ask yourself this question, "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook, or perish the thought, engage in gossip about me with others?" If the answer to that is , "I don't know", more than likely, they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not, even for a day.

I choose to have a B.L.F., a best loyal friend, for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast-talking.

Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not, your deposits gain internet, an internet in your well-being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. In essence, water does seek its own level.

If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety, then I'm sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself sei more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.

A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you, just in the way a best loyal friend should do.

Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However, a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you'd better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song, which contained these lyrics, "A smile is just a frown turned upside down, my friend." Now, that is the undisputed truth for my generation.

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反思:友谊和忠诚

我们中有多少人意识到朋友真正的忠诚？忠诚由坚持忠于你，不畏艰难险阻都不离不弃的朋友构成。朋友始终对你诚实，从不对你撒谎，背叛友谊。如果你有一个这样忠诚的朋友，你的确会从朋友身上发现真正的美德。

目前互联网上有一个趋势，即你可以与任何一个请求加你为朋友的人做朋友。然而，这种新趋势可能导致灾祸。有大量共同好友可能是很受欢迎的很时髦的。但是，拥有一个真正忠诚的朋友可能才是你最需要的。

一个在脸谱网站上很流行的术语是B.F.F.。这个首字母缩略词的意思是永远的好朋友（best friend for-ever)。他们真的是你永远的好朋友吗？你可能会问你自己这样的问题，“他们会将我的私事发布在脸谱网页上与他人分享吗？甚至与他人一起八卦我的隐私吗？但愿永远不会。”如果答案是，“我不知道，”或是较有可能，他们就不是你永远的好朋友。可能不是，哪怕只有一天。

我选择有一个最忠诚的朋友（B.L.F.）,因为在这个技术和快速聊天的时代，你可能会被首字母缩略词的使用所考验。

发现一个朋友的忠诚度与在银行账户里存款相类似。更多的时候，你的本金会获利息，对你的健康和幸福有利。一个忠诚的朋友吸引另一个忠诚的朋友。本质上，水自然会向下流——朋友间总是惺惺相惜。

在脸谱网站名声变坏之前，如果你是一个最忠诚的朋友（B.L.F.），那么我确信你理解朋友忠诚的前提条件。你永远不能利用你的最忠诚的朋友(B. L.F.)来赢得更多的朋友，或是让自己显得比他人都更为重要，这都不是最忠诚的朋友(B. L.F.)的特征。

一个最忠诚的朋友并不在意谁被邀请来参加了你的派对聚会。他们会出席你的派对并且为你庆祝，这就是一个最忠诚的朋友应该做的事情了。

与最忠诚的朋友保持联络比在脸谱网站上弄网页要容易得多。然而，一个虚拟的朋友并不能向你保证他的忠诚。我的告诫就是你要对脸谱网站上的笑脸表情多加注意。在上世纪八十年代的时候的一首歌中，我们被警告要注意人们的笑脸，歌词是这样的，“微笑只是把皱眉倒过来，我的朋友。”如今，对于我们这一代人来说仍是不容置疑的事实。