Half-Friend

  What is this life if full of care,

  & we,ve  no friend with whom we share? 

 

  With the age of Renaissance in relationships, the one with the least changes are that of

  friendship. In the circumstances that we are in, this comes by a stroke a luck, when the Lords

  bestow upon us, someone to walk alongside us in  our journeys ahead.  While we appreciate

  this invaluable bonding, we  don’t respect it entirely these days. Currently there is a mutated

  version of friendship or rather “Convenience Friendship”. We require friends to be at our

  disposal when we want them to, while we reciprocate when we are comfortable and at our best.     

  It certainly is something to reflect upon, on this very day while updating our WhatsApp Status

  with our BFFs. What people fail to realize is that any act of selflessness  reinforces a

  relationship, and scales it to higher levels. In that case, I would suggest tailormade remedies

  specific to your mindset. For movie buffs, I would suggest a home-remedy (inspired from Mr.

  Johar) , Just close your eyes and picturize the one you would like to hold on to in times to

  come. It would usually be the one you haven’t shared the status with. For the  more pragmatic

  lot, just recall the one you wanted to celebrate the day with the most, and you would realize the

  one. We need to change ourselves a bit to cherish the virtues of the simple yet powerful bond.

  We need to appreciate the efforts and hardships our bestie undergoes to sail us through

  smoothly, or to bring a smile in times of despair and intend to reciprocate the same. Trust me,

  in this era, one good friend of yours could ease your life by a factor of ten at the very least. “A

  lot can indeed Happen over coffee” if and only if you intend to be mere coffee  friends. Usually

  people start realizing  it at a later stage in their lives , probably in their mid thirties, when they  

  acknowledge the dire necessity of having someone, to confide to in all the rough spots in life.

  That is when we usually have hardly a handful of friends who still value and prioritize us

  amidst the set of responsibilities and complexities of life. Those of us who maintain a constant

  curve in our friendship bear their fruits in life till the end. There have been instances in history  

  when friendship has manifested itself in many different forms and has become the source of

  someone’s revival. Lord Krishna’s invaluable friendship with Queen Draupadi had been a

  constant source of guidance all along the decisions that led to and progressed during the great

  Mahabharat War and enabled her sail through all the hardships. That alone provided her the

  strength and the incentive to withstand the criticism and injustice inflicted on her all along.

  We come across such people in our lives without realizing that they are in actual terms, an asset

  for us. Its high time, we respect and cherish such people and value them as much as they do.

  As the saying goes. “Good company makes the journey shorter”. So, Before its late , guys, just

  rejuvenate your friendship and bring back those platinum moments which made a chunk of your

  life quite pleasant and soothing coz come whatever may , its definitely worth it.

  Happy Friendship Day to all!!!