We have heard about friends with mutual benefits.  Our modern lifestyle everyone is participating in a race which leads you nowhere and ends up in a depressed state. So to win the constant race, they have mutual benefit friends. These types of friends will not help you when you stop doing the things they want from you. So there are different types of friends in this world. For a better life, we need loyal and truthful friends. So, does the kind of friend matter?

Yes, it matters. According to our ancient literature, the lower scale is given to a friend who resembles the character of areca tree that is if you treat this cash crop well with high maintenance it gives you back. The medium scale is given to coconut tree. This does not require much maintenance, but it gives back more. The highest scale is provided to the palm tree which requires no maintenance but gives you everything it has got. Helping others is not a big thing, but when you help someone who cannot help you in any way that is the real help. So try to be a friend with the character of palm tree which shows unconditional love towards everyone.