how they have failed us, rather than how we have failed them—is self-centered, and it will produce weeds. In order to cultivate true friendship, then, we must cultivate a posture of repentance. And as we do this, we’ll also give our friends grace. Because if we need our friends to be perfect friends, we will become terrible friends. Conclusion In the end, the best advice for cultivating friendship is not to find a better friend but to become one. And we do it by embracing this wisdom, putting in the work, and uprooting our weeds. But we also need more than this. We need to know the deepest
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