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SCMP Reporter

Elizabeth Biddle, 16

I believe that going out of  my way to help a friend in need is the key to a happy and rewarding life. You have to be a friend to make a friend and be  there for each other in the worst of times and have  fun in the best. Regardless of the choices they make in life, you should stick by them through thick or thin and help  each other along the way. For my friends, I go the extra mile.

Mandy Chu, 17

I am willing to help  friends when they need me. I try my best to  help them, provided that  what they ask me to do  is sensible and won't harm  anyone. For example, it's  OK for me to spend my time helping   a friend with homework,  but letting  them copy my  work is not acceptable.

Sheri Chiu, 15

To the moon and back.  Well, not quite. But I would go  far for  friends,  so long as they are true friends. When  desperate times call for desperate measures, I would  go out of my way to  help a friend in need. I would sacrifice myself for a friend, if I knew  that their intentions  were good. You learn what's right and wrong through mistakes and taking chances. I take chances when it comes to friends.

Priya Sodhi, 14

Not as far as breaking the law, but anything less than that, I am willing to do. It  depends on the situation and what is being asked of me.  First,   I'd have to make sure I'm not being used  and that what he/she wants is reasonable.   Then   I'll   help them out as much as they need me to. I know they would do the same for me.

Greg Berchtold, 14

I wouldn't do anything unethical for a friend, such help them  cheat for  a test, or cover for them if they  kidnapped  zoo animals. My boundaries  would stop me from taking  part of the blame for a fault that was  entirely theirs. Friendship is often tested in such instances, where you have to ponder the value of their friendship. If a friend was in a  dire predicament, such a life-or-death situation, I would most likely risk my life to save them.



Question of the week: How far would you go for a friend?