Building A Friendship

Friendship is a relationship that takes time to build. There are many steps and stages to achieving a true friendship. However, one can think building a friendship is like planting a garden.

Planting a garden means devotion and leisure. It takes patience to grow a garden: Frustrations and hardships are also involved in the process. Firstly the seed is planted. The seed builds the foundation of a strong and stable plant. It has to be taken care of and watered daily. Then the shoots start sprouting, and the plant is finally flourishing. It frustrates one to see the insects preying on the beautiful garden that once existed. But hard work and devotion regains the gardens beauty and gives it life again.

Building a friendship is similar. One meets a person and plants the seed of friendship. The friendship builds and continues to grow stronger. It requires devotion of time and patience to achieve peak communication between the two companions. The struggle to keep a solid friendship includes many obstacles and hardships. But compromising and devotion are bound to pay off in the end. It takes a long time to grow an old friendship. Friendship has its good and bad times. There comes a time when the relationship is just not working. It is preoccupied with disagreements and quarrels, and it is on the verge of destruction. One must have the patience to deal with such frustrations. Compromising and persistence rebuilds the friendship. The friendship is blooming and is finally on its peak. It is great to have a strong and stable relationship that allows the two companions to share the joys and memories of life together.

Friendship and planting a garden can both be said as 「give and take」. The more effort and persistence put into them the stronger and everlasting happiness can be accomplished.

Friendship is a relationship that takes time to build. There are many steps and stages to achieving a true friendship. However, one can think building a friendship is like planting a garden.

友誼是人之間的關係，需要時間來培養。真正的友誼要通過許多接觸和了解才能獲得。然而，建立友誼可以比做種植花卉。

Planting a garden means devotion and leisure. It takes patience to grow a garden: Frustrations and hardships are also involved in the process. Firstly the seed is planted. The seed builds the foundation of a strong and stable plant. It has to be taken care of and watered daily. Then the shoots start sprouting, and the plant is finally flourishing. It frustrates one to see the insects preying on the beautiful garden that once existed. But hard work and devotion regains the garden's beauty and gives it life again.

種花要求專註投入，不急不徐。培育一個花圃需要耐心：焦急失望、困難挫折是免不了的。首先是下籽，繁茂旺盛的花木始於種籽。下籽之後必須小心呵護，天天澆水。然後小芽兒長出來了，終於長大開花。看到本來好好的花圃被蟲子糟蹋，心裡真焦急。不過沒關係，努力工作，再加上專註，花圃又會重獲原貌，生氣勃勃。

building a friendship is like planting a garden

what a vivid  analogy! Actually building a relationship between spouses is the same!

Friendship and planting a garden can both be said as 「give and take」. The more effort and persistence put into them the stronger and everlasting happiness can be accomplished.
Remember, after you take, make sure you wil give! of course, if you give, one day you will take. as a saying goes well, "Bestow nothing, receive nothing."

OK,thanks for your sharing