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What does it mean?
True friendship endures permanently regardless of changing circumstances.
In plain terms
A true friend stays a friend forever.
What can you take from it?
Genuine friendship is enduring and unconditional.

Where it applies

  • friendship maintenance
  • reunion
  • conflict resolution

Putting it to work

  • cherish long time friends
  • forgive and reconnect

Questions to consider

  • Who is a friend who has stood the test of time?
  • How do you show loyalty?

Another view

Not all friendships survive all challenges.

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