In a person’s lifetime, we will encounter many people, and meeting others is a wonderful thing. We hope that every encounter will not be in vain.

Friends light up the path ahead as we move forward, and they help us through tough times. Therefore, friends play a crucial role in our lives and become our lifelong confidants.

“Friends walk through life together.” Friends play a vital role in our lives, supporting each other throughout our lives and striving for a better future.

“Brothers give each other a hug.” We may have many friends, but true friends are rare. Genuine friends always consider each other, remain humble in success, and strive alone in loneliness.

In today’s materialistic society, true friends are rare. People tend to be selfish for their own benefit and are unwilling to share hardships with friends.

We have many childhood friends, but as we grow older and more people come into our lives, true friends become scarce. This scarcity continues as we start families and careers. Therefore, we must learn to cherish every friend who will never leave us.

In life, we may experience betrayal from friends and end up regretting it. Therefore, we should maintain some distance between friends and not share everything, as it will only lead to our own loss.

First, don’t reveal your weaknesses.

No one is perfect, and we all have our weaknesses. We want others to recognize our strengths while keeping our weaknesses to ourselves.

When feeling lonely, there are two ways to react. One may choose to complain about life, spread negativity, and seek comfort from friends. The other option is to keep the struggles to oneself, grow independently, and avoid complaining. This is how friends will respect you, and you can hold your head high in front of them.

Everyone has different personalities and tempers, and families usually accept these traits. However, we must learn to conceal our weaknesses in front of friends to earn their respect and avoid negative influences.

Second, don’t disclose your secrets.

Everyone has their own secrets, whether it’s a long-time crush or something overheard. These secrets should be kept to oneself, even from our best friends.

Secrets should remain in our hearts and not be shared with others, as doing so would eliminate their secrecy. When someone confides in you and asks you to keep it to yourself, you must keep that secret, as revealing it would have a significant impact.

In this selfish world, whether in daily life or society, everyone is self-centered. Therefore, when we have unspeakable secrets, we should keep them to ourselves and not casually share them with anyone.

Third, don’t discuss your family matters.

As the saying goes, “Don’t air your dirty laundry in public.” Every family has its difficulties, and regardless of the family, conflicts and regrets may arise.

When facing family matters, we tend to avoid discussing them and keep them from our friends. We fear being mocked and feeling ashamed, so we handle our family matters on our own and keep them private.

We must handle our family matters ourselves and not involve others, nor do we need others to know about them.

In life, whether it’s our best friend or anyone else, we need to maintain some distance and not divulge all our family matters to them. This is not right and will have a negative impact on ourselves.

Tolstoy once said, “Wealth is not a permanent friend, but friends are permanent wealth.” Friends are our wealth in life and have a significant impact on every aspect of our lives.

However, friends have their pros and cons. In today’s fast-paced society, there are more and more selfish people, even among our friends.

People change, and as society rapidly develops, everyone changes. Therefore, we should not tell our friends everything about ourselves, as they might betray us and cause harm to our inner selves and the friendship.

In the end, it’s essential to maintain basic trust between friends. However, as a general principle, we should not reveal our weaknesses, inner secrets, and family matters to our most trusted friends without reservation.

Doing so may lead to betrayal, emotional harm, and the destruction of friendship, resulting in negative consequences.