Friends? A few times in my life I have had to pack bags of assorted crap with unpleasant sentimental value which I cleared out of my home – and send them to charities or give them away in order to get rid of them and have peace of mind. These days I only choose friends who don’t need anything from me – people who have no reason to want me around other than for my company, people who I cannot see any ulterior motives in, other than friendship and mutual interest and even compassion. It is sad t