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"CHOOSE YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS CAREFULLY"
Pursuing Virtue by Choosing Good Friends

 Virtue/Self-Control = "Control of your actions and emotions; the habit of excellence of one's character that defines one's moral personality".

The Importance of Relationships

"It's not how much money I have....  Money doesn't make you happy-- I know that.  ... The bottom line is how well you handle the relationships with people you know - your mother, father, sister, brother, husband, wife, kids - not how you handle the relationships with the millions of people who know you." (Actress Kate Jackson)

A survey of 34,000 people, age 7 to 16, asked the question, "What do you least look forward to at school in the coming year?"  The number 1 response?  "Loneliness."

In a survey of over 3000 young people, 90% of the girls and 85% of the boys believe that when they marry, it will be for life.  Yet, the sad reality is that about half of these marriages will end in divorce.  And even those who stay together aren't immune to relational problems. 

One writer claims that less than six out of one hundred couples married over ten years have a fulfilling marriage.

Good relationships begin with choosing the right friends.

 I.  The Importance of Choosing the _________ Close Friends

A.  Do you want to become ____________?

B. Do you want to stay out of _____________?

"Don't let those who are going nowhere influence your opinions." (Basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabaar)

C. Do You Want a Successful ___________?

II. A Radical Approach to Making ____________

"Spontaneous Versus Purposeful"