The Importance of True Friendship

Their big one.

The really big one.

Here’s the iron.

Put zinc on it.

And they called the process

galvanizing metals.

Now, my dears, galvanizing metals is great.

Zinc says, “I’m more active than iron. When you get to Chapter Four,

you’ll find me above it in the series. I’m more active than it.

Then I’ll cover my brother.”

My friend, how will you cover it? Melt me.

Melt what? Melt the zinc. And coat the iron with it.

Galvanizing means immersing a metal in molten

another metal that is more active than it.

Then leave it to solidify. Who inside

is covering whom?

Okay, zinc is more active than iron. Who

gets eaten away?

Who gets eaten away?

Zinc sacrifices itself so that it can live.

What’s this! Who helps like that? A true, loyal friend

who stands

by your side in adversity, not in times of joy. In hard times, it’s

zinc. By the way, chromium too, but zinc.

Look, melt me. My brother is being eaten away. My brother

is rusting. Throw him onto me, I’ll cover him.

Then I’ll be eaten instead of him. I’m more active. What kind of friend would do that in life?

Choose now, so you don't come years later and say, “I chose wrong.” Yeah.

The one who stands by you and supports you, there aren't many like that.

You may go through your whole life with just one friend, a friend, even if

you drift apart, he's got your back, you'd sacrifice for him.

Is there anyone these days who'd sacrifice for someone? Not even in

the old days. What? Fear God, may He make a way out for you.

Haven't you heard of

Our master Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq

and his love for the Prophet, sacrificing for the Prophet, like all

the Companions, of course. But Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq remains the first to believe

the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him. When the story of the Night Journey and Ascension happened,

they said, “He says this and that.” He told them, “He's telling the truth.” They said, “He said this,” and he told them, “He said that.”

“He's telling the truth.” The first to believe the Messenger. Look for someone like that.

Please choose your friends. When you get older, you'll find all

your friends around you are just acquaintances. No one will be with you, maybe one

or two at most. May God not increase them beyond that.