A very good morning to one and all present here. Today, I�ll be giving a short speech on the topic of the importance of friendship.
Before looking at what friendship means and why it is important in one�s life, it is important to understand who a friend is. Google defines a friend to be �a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.� Indeed, friendship is thus a platonic bond where one shares a sense of companionship and camaraderie with their friends.
Friendship, in this sense, becomes very important in one�s life. Francis Bacon in his essay �On Friendship� states: �For friendship maketh indeed a fair day in the affections, from storm and tempests; but it maketh daylight in the understanding, out of darkness, and confusion of thoughts.� Friendship is thus crucial as it is a friend whom we rely upon and confide in, whom we trust and love unconditionally.
Thank you.