Friends are important in our life. Some people even say they can't live 1 friendship. Friendship is one mind in two bodies. Your friend is the person who knows all about you and still likes you. A real friend is one 2 walks in when the rest of the world walk out. Some friends come into our lives for just a short time. Others come and 3 . Think about your closest friends. How long have you known 4 ? Some people say that their family members are their best friends. Others say they have known their closest friends for many years. And some great friends haven't known each other all that long, but know right away that there is a connection or bond 5 them. Could it be 6 there is a twin spirit out there for each of us? What 7 a stranger or acquaintance into a friend? Do you know right away if you are going to like someone? Some people think that any 8 can become a friend if they spend enough time together. That may be true for some people. But one thing most of us 9 is that true friendship seems to happen when people have something in common. Perhaps we can see a part of ourselves in our friends. Maybe 10 the good in them helps us to see the good in us as well.