In today’s
world we cannot imagine life without few special people we call friends. Some
people spend their life with a few, for some it is less than that; they have no
one on whom they can call in good times or bad. There is no one with whom to
bounce ideas around, or to talk about deep and troubling subjects. They have no
one in times of need or difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing
alone.
Others
seem to have a multitude of friends (like me). Wherever they go, people know them,
like to be around them. Should trouble strike, their biggest hesitation might
be over which friend to call. They know exactly the person with whom to discuss
the topics of inquiry and debate. Life is full of entertaining and refreshing
relationships because it is full of friends.
Of
course, some people are perfectly happy to manage with fewer friends. They
might moderately have a few deep and loyal friends, than many superficial ones.
Others thrive best when friends are everywhere and numerous. It is not so much
the number of friends that is important as is the possession of friends, period.
Today
when someone says friends, first thing that comes to our mind is ‘Facebook’.
Now a day’s people have gone virtual this virtual world connects you to as many
as you want. Its called socializing but the reality is we still have the same
number of friends, but their an increase in your friend list which is actually
full of ‘Frenemies’: Half friend, half enemy. So
this social media plays an important part in our life because it has now acquired
people and given a platform. It’s now a tool where people can insult one another,
use slang, share abusive posts, comments, etc. Till the person life becomes
socially challenge. Will your real friend do such a stuff to you?
Friendship
is like a blessing, and a friend is the channel through whom great emotional,
spiritual, and sometimes even physical blessings flow. Friends can cheer us
when we’re sad or depressed. Friends can challenge us when we allow ourselves
to get beyond our reasonable boundaries. Friends can motivate us when we’re
ready to give in, and they can provide for us when life falls apart. They are
there when all is well, and we want someone with who to share life’s pleasant
and memorable moments. We often just want them around to have a good time, to
laugh, to act silly; to enjoy some mutually liked activity. In how many ways
have friends enriched our lives and made us feel loved, accepted, respected and
cared for? Probably, too many to list, and the list grows daily.
You can
always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself, he doesn’t feel
you’ve done a permanent job.
