Is it so hard to find real friends? - Corrections and suggestions are welcome!

After a long time, here I am, with one more entry. I hope someone sees it and corrects it. Today, I am going to write about the scarcity of real friends in our lives.

A famous saying is "A friend in need is a friend indeed." This is a true definition of a real friend. As we, human beings, are social animals, we always need someone to be with. We cannot live a solitary life. We need friends to share our sorrows and happiness. We need them to be with us in our hard times. We need them to feel secure. We need them to feel proud of ourselves. There are so many reasons why we need friends. However, in this materialistic world, is it possible to have true friends?

Most of the people say that no one helps you or supports you without any personal gain. Chanakya, a famous Indian teacher, philosopher and a royal advisor, says, ""There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." Though this may be the case, I think, good and true people are there amongst us. There are people who are true altruists. (This sentence was a little confusing to me but I tried to correct.  Is that what you meant?) They help others without any personal gains. Such people can be great friends. Also, if we want to have good friends, we should be ones first. The world is full of good as well as evil. It is our duty to be good so that we can attract good things and good people towards us.

So, in conclusion, according to me, it is not hard to find really good friends, if we, ourselves, are good enough. What do you think? Share your opinions here. I am here to improve my English skills, so any comments and suggestions regarding that are welcome. I will appreciate if someone corrects my entry. Thanks!

Very well written and very interesting ideas.