Start by actively reaching out to interesting people while seeking deeper connections, possibly even risking embarrassment or rejection. The greatest friends are formed through baby steps and require people to push up their sleeves and do a little bit of work. Start by simply saying hello (maybe even add a smile or wink), know that you don’t always have to become friends straightaway. You will work your way past just a simple hello and eventually ask to hang out or grab a bite to eat. Clubs, sports, and certain social events are all helpful gateways to meeting new people if you are on the shyer side. There are connections that can be made everyday just by being out in world. when you move to …show more content…
From ages 3-4 being considered a “friend” was not a rarity if you performed a nice act or made you giggle that day you were able to hold that title. Children this young are open winded and do not discriminate based on another’s view point. “I have a lot of friends in school and a friend is someone who plays nice together, gets along and shares, and never tattletales.” Said Alayna Moore who goes to Pre-school and is turning five this month. It is easy to see the wholehearted simple bonds that everyone should model after. The finest examples of friendship are targeted to this age group when they should be at the older generations who have manipulated the meaning of a friend into some form of a job. In charlottes web the unbreakable bond between two farm animals show that with friendship come sacrifice. A friends purpose is to relieve you of lifes daily struggles and lift you up when you are down. This is heard when Charlotte sums up the meaning of friendship in the novel’s end in the lines, "’You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what 's a life, anyway? We 're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider 's life can 't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating