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The Life with good friends . Objectives. Objective- Earn good friends to make life meaningful and blessed. Friendships are indispensable. Objectives. Good friends are the gifts of the God. A real friend help us in towards perfection. A friend is a push when you have stopped
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The Life with good friends Objectives • Objective- • Earn good friends to make life • meaningful and blessed.
Friendships are indispensable Objectives • Good friends are the gifts of the God. • A real friend help us in towards perfection. • A friend is • a push when you have stopped • a word when you are lonely • a smile when you are searching • a smile when you are sad • a song when you are glad.
To get good friends, Be a good friend. Objectives • Show the character what you expect • from your friend should be. • Happiness increases and sorrow • decreases when we share with friends. • Abraham Lincoln was a great example.
The characteristics of good friends. • He who understand us-A good friend • Quickly sense our friend’s thoughts and emotions. • Greek philosopher Aristotle said • “What a friend?single soul dwelling in • two bodies” Objectives
The characteristics of good friends. • He helps with concern – • In a famous Book ”How to win friend and influence people” • DailCarnegle points out two principles that form the basis of the art of winning friends. • “Be interested in others” • “Do whatever you can for others. Objectives Jesus Said, ”Greater love hath no man than this,that a man by down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)
The characteristics of good friends. • Give more than receives– Objectives • The true friend acts without hope of reward and any selfish motive. He will be more eager to give than receive
The characteristics of good friends. • The mirror of Truth Objectives • Good friends will be like a mirror in • which you see your true image. • Not only appreciate your good qualities, but point out your weakness gently and help to correct them. • A good friend can be a very effective corrective force.
The characteristics of good friends. • The friend in prosperity as well as adversity. Objectives • Usually rich and good looking will have lots of friends. When riches and good looks are gone, the friends will • disappear. • A real good friend will rejoice with you when you are happy and weep with you • When you are sad.
The characteristics of good friends. • The friend in prosperity as well as adversity. Objectives • An English Magazine offered a prize for this definition of a good friend. • “A friend is one who comes in when • the whole world has gone out”.
The Pressure of friends • Often students are more under the influence of friends than of parents and teachers. Under such influence they are compelled to give values. Objectives • They turn to acquire bad habits like drinking smoking etc. At this point we should show courage to stand for values
The Pressure of friends • We must remember here the advice of first Psalmist, • “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. • But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” Objectives