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In our daily life, we have to come into
contact with people in every walk of
li
ore, it is very important for us to
know how to get along with other
p
eople. to get well along with others
and win their friendships, we must
observe
strictly the following words.
To begin with, we need to be honest with others and shouh{ always say what
we mean. lies will surely make
people stay far away from us in the long run.
af
ter all,honesty is the best policy.
second, we have to be humble enough. if we
are proud in public, we can hardly win
other's respect, not to mention
hip
Finally, we must not be selfish. we should learn how to show concern for ot
hers.
As
long as we abide by what is mentioned above, we
will find it easy to get
along well
with others.
How to Mend a Broken
Friendship
Growing up across the street from each
other in Twin Falls, Idaho, Li
sa Fry
and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship
would last for
ever. But after Fry
married, moved to New York City and had a baby,
h
er letters to Turner suddenly went
unanswered.
ehow offended
her?
Turner, meanwhile, had
convinced herself she was no longer important
to Fry.
ifferent to be close
like before.
Finally, Fry
summoned the courage to call her old friend. At
first, t
he conversation was awkward,
yet soon they both admitted that they
mi
ssed each other. A month later, they
got together and quickly fell in
to
their old habit of laughing and sharing
confidences.
e
were as important to each other as
ever.
There are good reasons
to cherish our friendships. Some years ago a
p
ublic-opinion research firm, Roper
Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 peopl
e to
identify one or two things that said the most
about themselves.
Friends far outranked
homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
nd interaction that defines
who we are and keeps us
connected,
Donald Pannen, executive
officer of the Western Psychological
Associa
tion.
Ironically, says Brant R. Burleson,
professor of communication at Pur
due
University in West Lafayette, Ind.,
the
more likely you'll face conflicts.
ely
what you don't want--an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most
troubled friendships can be mended.
Here's
what experts suggest:
Swallow your pride. It
wasn't easy, but that's what Denise Moreland
o
f Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii did
when a friendship turned sour.
For
nearly four months, Moreland, 45, had watched over
Nora Huizenga'
s two young daughters,
who were living with their father on the
base,
while Huizenga, 40, completed
training as a dental hygienist in
Neva
da.
When
Huizenga returned at Christmas, Moreland recalls,
to tell her, but she never
called.
y, but Moreland wasn't invited.
At first, Moreland
vowed to avoid Huizenga. Then she decided to
swall
ow her pride and let her friend
know how she felt. Huizenga admitted
that she'd been so worried about being
separated from her family that
she'd
been blind to what her friend had done to help
her. Today she
says,
called
me on it.
When a friend
hurts you, your instinct is to protect yourself.
But th
at makes it harder to patch up
problems, explains William Wilmot,
aut
hor of Relational Communication.