‘It is about having the right friends for the right occasion I suppose,’ Elizabeth pondered. ‘I simply don’t have the right friends for this occasion, for my departure. Do you know what I mean?’ Agreeing, I shared with her that while it was not at all such a serious scenario as her situation, I had a very clear memory of such an occasion for me: missing the right friends for the right occasion. Because of this memory, I could definitely understand that there are different levels of friendships and associations, and sometimes it is a specific quality of friendship we yearn for, rather than just
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