It depends on what we define as friends. If we define everybody
in our facebook as our friends then we have a lot of friends. But
ultimately these people in your facebook, are they going to visit
you, if you are in hospital? Are they going to help you when you
need their advice? They are more like acquaintances.
If you up the definition and requirements, friends are people
who are there for you, then you would probably have two or three
close friends in your life.
The thing, is we should not put so much expectation on a friend,
after all, they will disappoint you. If your birthday comes, and
your best friend forgets to text to wish you, you may get offended.
Every one of us have our private lifes and friends do not have the
obligation to care about you. Nobody is free to constantly keep in
touch. Sometimes even close friends see each other like 3 times a
year and this is for the working people.
This is why I say, most important thing in our life is family.
Family stick with us high or low. Not friends. Friends come and go.
The friends that you were close to during school years, are not so
close anymore, if you bump them in the streets, they likely say hi
and bye to you. From school to work, your set of friends change.
But family never change. This is why we should not try to be
single, get married and have kids.
