Reliable friends

  What do you want most in a friend — someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

    For me, someone who’s reliable is the best characteristic that I want in a friend. It’s always good to be around people who have sense of humor, but if go to a party where there is this kind of people, you can enjoy this characteristic from a person without even being his friend. As the same way, if you need help in a subject from school, you’re able to ask intelligent people for help who are not necessary your friend.
    It’s easy to find people that has exceptional knowledge or people who have sense of humor, but it’s hard to find a reliable friend. For this reason, you have to value when you find a reliable friend. If you have a friend like this, you’re lucky, because you can rely on that person for everything you need. When you have a problem, you can count on that person to help you to solve that problem. If you have a secret and wants to share it with somebody, you can surely share it with a reliable friend, because you know he won’t gossip with anybody and spread your secret. You’re sure that this friend will never betray you your trust.
    You can’t say that a person is a friend of yours just because he’s intelligent or funny, otherwise, if you know that it’s a person you can trust, you can call him your friend, and he’s never going to turn against you. Reliable people can help you when you’re passing through a difficult time of your life, and they won’t help you by telling a joke. Besides, reliable friends can help you telling wise words, and they don’t have to be called intelligent to know them. Most of people who’s called intelligent knows everything about sciences, math, philosophy, etc, but not every one of them has learned things from life, from a friendship, and that is what matters when you ask them for help. Reliable friends say the right thing at the right time. At least, they can listen to everything you say without even saying a word, and will help you the same way.
    That’s why I think having a reliable friend in your life is more important than another characteristic in a friend, as long as it's real hard to find a friend you can trust, and they can help you to deal with your personal matters.