Last night I met an old friend of mine who just returned to the country. We had a nice conversation. To have a useful dialogue that is mind-teasing and beneficial, I asked my friend to tell me about the recent book he enjoyed reading. With a smile on his face, he started talking about a novel titled "Sophie's world" then he told me about a story he wrote himself, and so on. Although he is an engineer by profession, he has passion in Arabic literature. I truly enjoyed what he shared with me. More importantly, he excited me to engaged in reading more Arabic literature. I asked him to be my Arabic mentor! With a grin he accepted the role. The same night he sent me both the novel and the story of his. Last night I learned the important lesson to surround yourself with talented and educated friends. Good friends are the beauty of life. We tend to learn and be effected by them. So, check who you befriend? The question that may arise 'how would you define a good friend.' what do you think?
I just read a book by the title “Vital Friends, The People You Can't Afford to live Without"
ReplyDeleteBy Tom Rath, Gallup Press, 2006.
About the Book:
The Author with several leading researchers through the literature, conducted several
Experiments and analyzed more than 8 million interviews from The Gallup
Organization's worldwide database.
The teams' Landmark Discovery:
People who have a "Best Friend at Work" are 7seven times as likely to be engaged in
Their job.
“Friendship has a profound effect on your physical well-being.” writes Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Loyola University of Chicago.
“Having good relationships improves health and lifts depressions. You don’t necessarily need drugs or medical treatment to accomplish this – just friends.”
I'll write the summary of this book next time.
Best regards,
Saad Dwidar
Dear Saad,Thanks for the comment. Very useful and enlightening. I look forward to reading the summary. The challenge is to find that good friend.
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