THE INFORMAL BOND CALLED ‘FRIENDSHIP’
Turning into my third post, I am happy the
way my expression easily flows through a word process. I am neither a
philosopher nor an Agony Aunt, but I like to view, understand, experience and
cherish relations. Relations of all kinds: Family, Friends, Love, Enmity (not
that I have any enemies). I started my blog with a focus on oneself
(Self-Identity) and proceeded towards one of the closest bonds that we all share,
Family. Now I choose to express myself on one of the best expressed and
experienced relations and bonds that we share: Friendships.
As it is worded that ‘some relations last
for a lifetime’ holds true for the friendships that we share with a few set of
people who come into our lives at some point and remain forever with us. The
relation of friendship is entirely based on choice in which we choose to become
friends, continue to feel connected and persist to remain with each other for a
lifetime. It is a strange relation which is connected to a person in the most
informal way which includes a bucketful of emotions and expectations but
nothing unturned leaves a bad breath or ill-feeling.
Friendships are of different kinds and I
am sure all are special. People say that school and college friends are the
best and are irreplaceable and you would never get those kinds of sets
anywhere. I believe that friendships definitely grow deeper with time but it’s
not only the amount of years that matter. It is the “click” between two people which when strikes off and comes together
which makes the relation of a friendship beautiful. Being in my early 20’s, I
am sure that I haven’t seen and experienced Life in all but I definitely share
some strong bonds with different set of friends till now (Lucky Me). Some I
knew, some I know and some, who I look forward to know, are that part of my
life which holds truly important and special.
Personally I am a keeper and do not let go
of any relation easily. I am not sure if it is a good thing or bad thing but I
guess it’s a Scorpion trait to be loyal and never let go off. Remembering my
pre-school days, I recall being friends with a girl who was quiet and sober and
fortunately after 20 years we are still friends till this date. Such is the
bond of friendship which doesn’t not break or die off just because you grow up
or move on to another city. It remains with one if they choose to keep it. Being
a social and people’s person, I have a lot of friends and adore everyone. With
all due respect to all of them, I will owe up to a handful among all who I trust
and know that they were, are and will be present in my thick and thin.
All of us share certain relations with few
people where nothing matters, not even distance (it being one of the biggest
factors why most relations die off). No matter which country and after how long
you meet or speak, the feelings stick around and never change. That’s the
beauty and the worth of keeping friends. Friends are family and I would totally
agree to this. They come and stay into our life like family, the best part
being that they choose to do that! True friends are like a fairytale. They've
been there since once upon a time and will be there until forever after. They are the ‘family’ who proves that blood
relations are not the only ones which are worth it.
