Short spoken-word monologue (single speaker) about the nature and value of friendship. The speaker contrasts selfless, irreplaceable friendship with material wealth—arguing friends are priceless, rare, and provide comfort and understanding that riches (gold, diamonds, pearls) cannot.
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A friend is one who will not even consider giving his life for you. That's a friend. The one who will not even think about it. A friend is one who's always got desire to give and to keep back nothing. Always desire to give and not look for nothing in return. Everybody you name are with me for money and for what they can get. I don't have no friends. I wrote a poem that says Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought nor sold. But its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless. It can neither see nor hear and in time of trouble it is powerless to cheer Gold. It has no ears to listen, no heart to understand. It cannot not bring you comfort or reach out a helping hand. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if he sins not diamonds, pearls or riches but the love of real true friends. See, friends are very rare.