3. ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed’
Once it was raining very heavily. It didn’t seem that it would stop. There was no
means of transport and I wondered how I would reach home. Then as if from
nowhere, a classmate happened by in a car. He asked me to get in and reached me to
my home. From that day onwards he became one of my best friends. Later on I was
able to help him out in mathematics, a subject in which he was very weak. Indeed, a
friend in need is a friend indeed!
I have found that many people talk about friendship, but when you .need them
during the time of crisis, somehow they are not to be seen anywhere. Those who stand
by you when you are really in trouble are your true friends. Isn’t that what friends are
for? To help each other in times of need?
Life is all about being there for others. Life is all about caring and sharing.
There are plenty of fair-weather friends. They desert you in your time of need. True
friends are steadfast. True friends are forever.
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4. ‘Cut your coat according to your cloth’
If you give a piece of cloth to a tailor to make a coat, the tailor will first
measure cloth and then decide what kind of coat has to be made out of it. He will not
be able to make a coat that requires more material than the cloth provided. The same
is the case with our income and expenditure. Our expenses should always be within
the limits of our income. Otherwise, we are sure to land in debt and difficulties. The
proverb thus tells us not to spend more than what we earn i.e., to live within our
means.
This proverb applies not only to individuals but also to business
establishments. Of course, a company may raise a loan to expand or diversify its
business. But it must do judiciously; otherwise it can even go bankrupt. Even the
government of a country has to keep in mind its total resources while spending. If it
does not do so and goes on borrowing recklessly from banks and foreign countries. It
could result in severe economic problems for the country.
Hence the saying is of great practical value. Applying it in life makes one
happy.
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