古希腊有一位唯物主义哲学家,名叫伊壁鸠鲁。在伦理观上,他主张人生的目的在于避免苦痛,使心身安宁,怡然自得,这才是人生最高的幸福。他说:“在确保终身幸福的所有努力中,最重要的是结识朋友。”换句话说,只有注意结交挚友,朋友间经常来往,互帮互助,才能使自己感到心情快乐,而处于老年阶段的人,只有挚友间的相互提携,才能避免孤独,消除苦闷,扩大视野,促进健康。结合自己退休十余年来的交友经历,我觉得老年结交朋友应注意 Ancient Greece has a materialistic philosopher named Epicurus. In the ethical view, he advocates that the purpose of life is to avoid pain, peace of mind and contentment, and that is the highest happiness in life. He said: “In all efforts to ensure happiness for life, the most important thing is to make friends. ” In other words, only pay attention to make friends, friends often travel, help each other in order to make themselves feel happy, and in Elderly people, only mutual friends and best friends, in order to avoid loneliness, eliminate distress, expand their horizons and promote health. Combined with their own retirement more than ten years of dating experience, I think elderly friends should pay attention