moral

[howievance]

What is meant by the Moral: ; Be careful in choosing your friends

[sherrardk]

Don't know what it actually means but I have found the poem that it is from -

Be Careful in Choosing Your Friends
Friends will come
And friends will go.
Many you will never know.

Some are real!
Some are not!
Be aware of those that plot!

Good ones, few!
Phonies, many!
Lifetime friends! Rare, if any!

Use your head!
Ask your heart!
Choose your friends and choose them smart.

Some will cheat you!
Some will hurt you!
Some turn quick and then desert you.

Some will try
to bring you down.
Turn your smile to a frown.

There�ll be go ones!
They�ll be rare.
They�re the ones who love and care.

Treat them good.
Tell no lies!
Be yourself. Wear no disguise!

Know that they
can trust in you.
Be a friend and be it true.

Lose the ones
That you can�t trust.
Those that fill you with disgust.

A friend is one
who betters you.
Pray for one, you might get two.

For he who has
a trusted friend.
One they, truly, can depend.

Must, in return,
a friend, true, be.
That they can trust, dependably.

I shared my thoughts!
I gave my views.
Be careful in the friends you choose.

[rojash]

Hardly a moral, more like a straightforward piece of advice, a bit like "take care when crossing the road". Which bit don't you understand?

[lankeela]

I once read a quote, something like, 'beware of telling your secrets to a friend, one day they may become your enemy'

They do say though you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family.