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Human beings need contact with other human beings. We need friendship, support, reassurance, someone to share our joys and our pains with. Communicating with other human beings is a very healthy part of life.

Having a wide circle of friends helps to insure that when we need somebody else, there will be someone there for us. Having a wide circle of friends means that we can choose to speak to someone supportive when we need support, someone funny when we need a laugh, someone motivating when we need a push in the right direction and so on. Having a wide circle of friends helps us to get connected to other people who might be able to help us, potential clients for business owners, a good handyman, a lawyer, whatever it is that we need. The more people you know, the more chance you have of finding someone reliable to help you out no matter what your need is.

Knowing people in different areas of life and different contexts gives you more ways to access this kind of support. Having friends who live close to you provides you with face to face interaction and support. Friends who live far away can facilitate interesting vacations. Friends with knowledge on different subjects can be valuable when you need to acquire such knowledge. Friends who you see at work can cheer up your work day. Friends you speak to online can be invaluable if you find yourself home alone and feeling lonely.

Getting in touch with old friends can be very interesting. Firstly it widens the choice of people who you can interact with, which as I discussed above, is a positive and useful thing. Secondly, it can be fascinating to see how other people's lives have progressed since you last knew them. You might find that your old friend has a new family, a great career, who knows. This can be both interesting and inspiring.

Connecting with old friends and acquaintances can also be a good way to let go of old grudges, apologise for things you did at school that you're not proud of, and get to know a person you had past troubles with in a whole new light as an adult rather than a childish adolescent.

Facebook and Myspace are simply a platform that allows you to reconnect with these people, like the telephone allows you to call people and the mail allows you to write to people. No matter how you are able to contact people, widening your circle of friends and acquaintances is always a positive, healthy thing to do.

It is considered healthy to make new friends throughout our lives, and it should also be considered healthy to reconnect with old friends. Both situations have the same effect on our lives, they add another human being to our circle of friends who we can call upon for support, knowledge, skills, company and advice, who could connect us to someone else who can help us out, or who we can simply enjoy sharing our joys with.

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