How many true friends have you met?

All these years that I've been here in Taiwan, I came across people from different walks of life, different cultures, different backgrounds, different races...... None of these matter actually when it comes to friendship. The important things are the open-mindedness, sincerity, and maturity that comes along with the friendship that you offer.

Nobody is perfect and you can't please everybody. I have learned that throughout the years. Not all nice people are rewarded with great friendships and that is but a sad truth. But you can always have an open mind to respect another person and hopefully be able to find someone who will the same respect you as a person.

Sincerity is something that only a pure person can give. Unfortunately, in this world like ours, purity is now shaded with ruthless intentions and thinking of what you can get out of "a/the" friendship. In these times, friendship is offered with the intention of earning something in return.

Finally, along with great friendships include a certain level of maturity. Most of the times, jealousy and gossips become a big issue. It is sad to see how some really good friendships turned to be just a thing of the past now all because of misunderstanding, selfishness and immaturity.

So my question, how many true friends have you met? I can't answer for you but my answer to that question, out of the thousand I have met, I swear mine wouldn't exceed the number of my fingers and toes combined.