We all know that “friendship is love with understanding.” In this proverb, friendship is glorified ahead of love, as friendship is essential in everyone life. There may be different types of friendship based on their purpose. We are going to see the friendship of the good. As friendship plays a vital role in our life, it is our responsibility to choose good friends. So here comes a question, is there any criteria to select friends?

Yes, of course, our ancient literature gives us the criteria for choosing a friend. We should pick a friend who is “learned.” Everyone who has got an education is not considered learned. The one who is educated and mature enough to know good and bad is considered learned. The one who leads a good life by understanding nature and life is considered as educated and wise in olden days. It further says friendship with learned is like eating sugarcane from the top, the sweetness increases more and more as the friendship progresses. While having a friendship with the uneducated is like eating sugarcane from the bottom as the sweetness fades away as friendship progresses.  Don’t forget that, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”