The Necessity of Friendship

We would do well to keep in mind that Solomon’s words on the necessity of friendship were written toward the end of his life, well after he scaled his own Mount Significance. His accomplishments were unprecedented. Solomon constructed one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and accrued unbelievable amounts of money and women.

He denied himself no pleasure. At the same time, he was deeply unfulfilled. A psychiatrist once quipped if she had…