ESSENCE OF FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is one of the relationships that does not have compulsion and is a voluntary relationship, which makes it a long lasting one. There are a number of people whom we meet everyday and some of them become cherished friends for a lifetime. On one hand where you can be friends with anyone, on the other you should be careful enough in selecting your friends.

Finding good friends is not difficult, but honoring the bond that you share with them can be the difficult part. As Ben Johnson has said "Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back". There are times that you might not be able to share your thoughts and emotions with your parents, siblings or spouses, but can definitely share then with your friends.

As said by Elbert Hubbard "A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same". Your friends know the real person who you are and love you for being the same. You can share any kind of jokes, emotions and secrets with your friends. Finding that true friend in whom you can confide everything in him or her.

Having a good friend is a true blessing and very few people are blessed with true friendship. It is important to understand that friendship is a two-way relationship, where you need to put in the same efforts and trust that your friend has in you. It is also said that a person is judged by, his friends and to put in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson "A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends".

So choose your friends with care, as friendship is a lifelong bond that never breaks. True friendship is measured with the comfort of silence that two people share.