We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over. So in a series of acts of kindness there is, at last, one which makes the heart run over.

James Boswell
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In the beginning, the friendship between two people is just a series of acts of kindness. It is a slow process where one person does something for another and the other person has to figure out how to return the favor. The first few times an act of kindness is extended by one person to another, it seems like nothing special. However, as time goes on and several acts of kindness are returned, the friendship begins to develop and grow. Eventually, there is a moment where one friend can no longer wait to return the favor and the friendship has reached its pinnacle as they both want to do anything they can to make each other happy.

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