Friendship

There is a new range of Dalai Lama recycled greetings cards being sold cheaply in town. I particularly like his prose on friendship.

“We have genuine friendship when it is based on true human feelings. A feeling of closeness in which there is a sense of sharing and connectedness…this type of friendship (is) genuine because it is not affected by the increase and decrease of the individual´s wealth, status or power. The factor that sustains that friendship is whether or not the two people will have mutual feelings of love and affection. Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the welfare and rights of others, the more you are a genuine friend. The more you remain open and sincere, then ultimately more benefits will come to you”

What do you think?