FRIENDSHIP IS NOT A FLEETING OR FLEETING RELATIONSHIP, BUT A STABLE, SOLID, FAITHFUL RELATIONSHIP THAT MATURES OVER TIME. IT IS A RELATIONSHIP OF AFFECTION THAT MAKES US FEEL UNITED, AND AT THE SAME TIME IT IS A GENEROUS LOVE, THAT LEADS US TO SEEK THE GOOD OF THE FRIEND. EVEN IF FRIENDS CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER, THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS IN COMMON THAT MAKE THEM FEEL CLOSE, AND THERE IS AN INTIMACY THAT IS SHARED WITH SINCERITY AND TRUST.