En-sil is my best friend. I met her in middle school. We've been close for eight years. She knows about me very well, because we have done everything together--through sad times and happy times. So she is my good adviser and supporter. She often writes letters to me. I have received five hundred letters from her till now. These letters contain our memories from a long time ago. I'm very happy when I read them.
        She has a warm heart, and she always gives comfort and faith to me. I often learned a friend's value through her. Three years ago, we took an entrance examination for university. But I had an unbelievable result. I had a worse score than I expected. I didn't know what to do. I felt that my future would be very dark. She consoled me and stayed close to me. She often visited my home because I almost never went out. One day, she visited me when I stayed all day in my room.
        "I don't know what to do. I feel like I'm standing on a dark street," I told her.
        "I understand, but you shouldn't just sit here," she answered.
        "I don't have any hope."
        "Ji-heun! We need to have a positive view when we see the world, and we are still young. I believe in you."
        At that time, these words were familiar to my ears. I didn't want to apply to any university. But she persuaded me. I applied due to her persuasion. I lacked assurance. But I passed the entrance examinations to two universities fortunately. She rejoiced over the news of my passing the examinations.
        "Congratulations! I knew that you could do it!"
        "En-sil...Thank you," I said with a quivering voice.
        I chose Daejin University because I like English literature. I will graduate from this university after a year. If En-sil didn't encourage me, I would regret my behavior. I'm thankful to her. She is an earnest friend.
        In addition, I met my boyfriend through En-sil. I'm indebted to her for my love. She arranged a blind date for me a year ago, and the man I met then became my boyfriend. At first I didn't want to go on the blind date because I had broken up with another boyfriend a few days before. I remembered that that time was arduous to me. But I went on the blind date after all, because she continued to persuade me. The blind date took place at a coffee shop early last winter.
        "This is my classmate, Jun-suk. And this is my best friend, Ji-heun,” En-sil said with a smile.
        "Glad to meet you. I heard many times about you," Jun-suk said shyly.
        "Really? I heard many times about you too," I said with a smile.
        We were laughing all at once. The man I met was shy and gentle. He didn't correspond to my ideal style, but I had a good impression of him, so I met him several times, and he became my boyfriend after all. We spent happy times together for a long time. We fell in love with each other, but we suffered pain because he had to go to the army in June. When he went to the army, I was very sad. En-sil consoled me.
        "I understand your feelings because I went through the same thing. You will get better as time goes on. Ji-heun... Cheer up!"
        "Thank you...."
        "No... If I hadn't introduced him to you, you wouldn't need to undergo this pain."
        "No, no... You gave us a valuable opportunity. We're always thankful to you. I think that I need to pay a price to be happy."
        "When I saw him, I thought that he seemed match you. So I looked at him for a long time. I felt that he was a good guy, so I introduced him to you, because you are my valuable friend."
        "En-sil...Thank you very much... You are a good friend."
        En-sil gave us a valuable opportunity and a valuable present. En-sil was a young girl with bobbed-haired when I met her at first, but she has changed her appearance as time passed. She is a mature woman with long hair and a beautiful face now. Though she has changed her appearance, our friendship is unchanged. We believe that our friendship will be forever, because we trust and love each other.