Perceptions are the truth

Just the other day, a friend and i were having this discussion on money.
Lets name him Porket to protect his real identity.

Porket : Oei, i need money desperately. How much would you lend me?
Me : Seriously?
Porket : Yesyes.. how much? How much?
Me : How much do you need?
Porket : 24K.
Me : OMFG. Thats like 12 D300! and i'll most prob get a discount from uncle if i buy that many D300. Serious huh?
Porket : No...i just wanna see how much a friend you are.
Me : =(


I actually went home and thought carefully about this.. and came up with the following.

Friendship is not gauge by money.
As cliche as it sounds and short of trying to find excuses not to help a friend.. I firmly believe that its not the money.

Firstly, im not sure how Porket got into such a debt. If it was betting related. I'll most prob be sending him to hell by lending him more money. This would also make me a lousy friend.

But if it was becoz of some dire situation...i.e his (frictional) younger sister has cancer and in need of treatment.. i'll definitely go out to help him. No question asked...maybe except why he need such a large sum of money in the first place..
like the other time how a certain individual (lets name him Rats to protect his identity) abscond with 2.5K of my money after promising to returning it to me before he left the country

Soo which brings me to the other qns..

Friends.
Different people have different yardstick to measure friendship. The one thing that most of us get carried away is that we expect too much from friends. We constantly judge the actions of our friends (i.e How much money would you lend me in my time of need.)

But we dont need such situations to ascertain how true a friend is.

For me,
a friend can share with you his roast pork during lunch..when you have to contemplate with lousy overcooked lunches.
thats enough for me... =)

Have you shared your roast pork with me recently?

Regards
Friend.