What is a "friend"? Even the world's most genius people have not yet managed to define exactly what a friend is, and what makes someone your friend. I think that it is a feeling – when someone is your friend, you just feel it. When it comes to me, there are two qualities that my friends must have; in this article I'll introduce them.
The first one is loyalty. There is a saying stating that "the dog is the man's best friend" because the dog stays loyal to its owner, no matter what happens. I don't think my best friend should act like a dog, but I do think he should be loyal. A person who is nice in person but says horrible things about you behind your back, is not a friend – because he is not loyal. Loyalty is the basis of any kind of relationship – a romantic one or a friendly one. I believe loyalty concludes all the very important qualities a good friend should have; reliability - because only the people who stay loyal are reliable, and understanding - because a person who is not loyal would not bother to understand you. This is why I find this quality so important.
The second important quality is that he should be someone who I have things in common with. People who are completely different might be great people to argue with, but I don't think that a person who has nothing in common with me, can be my friend.
But, just like I said in the opening paragraph, friendship is something which is very hard to define. There is an exception to every rule, and sometimes, you can find out that your best friend is your biggest enemy. However, I believe that a friend simply has to be loyal and have things in common with me, as long as I don't want the relationship to be hypocritical and boring.
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Daphna
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Chasing Community Giving
A recently published research shows that one of every four Israeli teenagers does volunteer work and practices community work in his spare time. This is a decent achievement, but still not good enough. I see so much potential of giving in my schoolmates, but most of them do nothing about it. I believe the school can easily encourage the pupils to be more active in their community.
The city of Holon offers a variety of places to volunteer in, for every type of person. From youth groups and nursing homes to animal shelters and charity organizations. I believe any pupil can find his way to contribute the community. The problem is that most teenagers spend most of their time in front of the computer and television, without even knowing that these kinds of organizations exist.
Therefore, the school can encourage students to become familiar with them – a fun day at the local animal shelter or a visit to a nearby home for elderly people, will sure make the students feel that they enjoy giving and they might consider volunteering as a habit. The school can also encourage students to be active in youth movements by contacting the movements and inviting them to the school, or vice versa.
But, we should not throw all the responsibility on the school. The students, who prefer occasional pleasures such as watching a comedy program or web surfing on Facebook, need to understand that this is fine - but this is not what they want to remember from their juvenility(ww.). A little bit of volunteer work or community activism can change and add interest to one's life and above all – contribute to society.
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Daphna
The city of Holon offers a variety of places to volunteer in, for every type of person. From youth groups and nursing homes to animal shelters and charity organizations. I believe any pupil can find his way to contribute the community. The problem is that most teenagers spend most of their time in front of the computer and television, without even knowing that these kinds of organizations exist.
Therefore, the school can encourage students to become familiar with them – a fun day at the local animal shelter or a visit to a nearby home for elderly people, will sure make the students feel that they enjoy giving and they might consider volunteering as a habit. The school can also encourage students to be active in youth movements by contacting the movements and inviting them to the school, or vice versa.
But, we should not throw all the responsibility on the school. The students, who prefer occasional pleasures such as watching a comedy program or web surfing on Facebook, need to understand that this is fine - but this is not what they want to remember from their juvenility(ww.). A little bit of volunteer work or community activism can change and add interest to one's life and above all – contribute to society.
Great!
(100)
Daphna
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