Short Story

In WW1 an English soldier watched in horror how his lifelong friend fell under gunfire. All the soldiers had to retreat. The soldier went to ask permission from the lieutenant to go and fetch his friend from the no-mans-land.
The lieutenant gave permission, but added: "It is hardly worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may die too."
The soldier did not care about the warnings and miraculously he did reach his friend, lifted him to his shoulders and stumbled back. He was wounded in the process. The lieutenant helped them to safety and noticed the soldier´s friend was dead.

"I am sorry for your friend - but I told you it was not worth it. Your friend is dead and now you are also seriously wounded."
"I have to disagree with you. It was worth it", the soldier answered.
"What ever do you mean?" the lieutenant wondered.
"It was worth it", the soldier repeated. "When I got to my friend, he was still alive and said ´Jim, I knew you would never leave me.´ "

This story is a good example of friendship. It shows that you do not have to be related to someone to care dearly for them, seeing as though this man  risked his life just to see whether his friend was alright or not. He also felt that although he got wounded, it was worth the trip just so his friend could see that he cared for him. If the soldier would not have gone back, I think it would've been a bad outcome for both of them; The dying soldier probably would've felt like he's not worth getting injured over, and then his friend wouldn't have known whether or not he could have made it to save his friend.