A lot of people go through life with only a few friends, I think. It seems that some have less than that. They have no one on whom they can call in good times or bad. There is no one with whom to bounce ideas around, or to talk about deep and troubling subjects. They have no one to call in times of need or difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing alone.
Others seem to have a multitude of friends. Wherever they go, people know them and like to be around them. Should trouble strike, their biggest hesitation might be over which friend to call. They know exactly the person with whom to discuss the topics of inquiry and debate. Life is full of entertaining and invigorating relationships because it is full of friends.^^

(多くの人達は人生を数人の友達だけで過ごすと思います。そして中にはもっと少ない友達しかいない人もいます。そういう人たちは良い時も悪い時も話し相手がいません。考えを投げかけたり、深い話や問題などを話す相手もいませんね。困った時に助けも求められません。孤独な人生はみじめなものですよ。
反対にたくさんの友達がいる人もいます。友人があちこちにいて囲まれて生活してます。何か問題が起きても友達が解決してくれるかもしれません。どの友達に相談したらよいかもすぐ分かります。友達がたくさんいれば、人生は友達との間でもてなしたり元気づけたりする関係で満たされることでしょう^^。)