Friends or Tools?

When we termed people as friend, do we treat them as FRIEND or just a tool?

I do had some friends' whom had such perception that some 'friends' are tools.

To be frank, I'm very furious upon hearing such views or these 'lines between sentences'.
I can almost let myself condemn my friend if he/she was to say that!

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However, sometimes I do feel like a 'tool' myself, but when I reflected on myself, I think my good friend, Mark (my master!) will think that I had treated him as a tool too.

The FACT is, I never TREAT YOU as a tool, Mark! You are always a good reliable friend of mine!

It just happen that I'm a computer-hardware/software idiot and when I needed help, YOU are the first I might have approach! I'm very grateful to your kind and generous attitude in helping me, and it seems you are always so busy to come out and have a lunch with me. T_T

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So, whether a person is a 'friend' or 'tool' to you, I think we should first think about what the meaning of "friendship" is to ourselves.

Long LIVE~ Friendship!
zhaoru.