Dalai Lama Quote on Friendship

This 9"x 16" cloth scroll has a short quotation on friendship by HH the14th Dalai Lama: FRIENDSHIPWE HAVE GENUINE FRIENDSHIPWHEN IT IS BASED ON TRUE HUMANFEELING, A FEELING OF CLOSENESSIN WHICH THERE IS A SENSE OF SHARING ANDCONNECTEDNESS.  I WOULD CALL THIS TYPE OF FRIENDSHIP GENUINE BECAUSE IT IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE INCREASE OR DECREASE OFTHE INDIVIDUAL'S WEALTH, STATUS, OR POWER.THE FACTOR THAT SUSTAINS THAT FRIENDSHIPIS WHETHER OR NOT THE TWO PEOPLE WILLHAVE MUTUAL FEELINGS OF LOVE AND AFFECTION.GENUINE HUMAN FRIENDSHIP IS ON THE BASIS OFHUMAN AFFECTION, IRRESPECTIVE OF YOURPOSITION. THEREFORE, THE MORE YOU SHOWCONCERN ABOUT THE WELFARE AND RIGHTSOF OTHERS, THE MORE YOU ARE A GENUINEFRIENDS. THE MORE YOU REMAIN OPENAND SINCERE, THEN ULTIMATELY MORE BENEFITSWILL COME TO YOU.  IF YOU FORGET OR DO NOT BOTHER ABOUT OTHERS.THEN EVENTUALLY YOU WILL LOSEYOUR OWN BENEFIT.H.H. THE XIVTH DALAI LAMA