The word FRIEND is a simple six letter word which I've learned since I am a kid, even before entering kindergarten. I recall making friends with some boys and girls living next door and in school. The meaning of friends during my childhood years is as simple as "if I like you and you don't tease or make fun of me, we can get along well, we share what we have, get to play with each other", then you are my friends. I remember this common phrase "I don't want to be your friend anymore!" All the memories of my childhood friends really gives me a big GRIN on my face and at times it really makes me think "why so silly of me?, why should I bother whether they want to be my friend or not?, why so sensitive over some funny names they call me??" Guess, that's normal for all children to have such feeling and reaction!
As I gets older, I remember this meaningful phrase "I have a pen, my pen is blue. I have a friend, my friend is you". I belief that this phrase is the favourite of many when writing Autographs! Another great phrase is "There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship!"
The bond of friendship gradually becomes more precious and important to me as I mature into my life. This phrase below is a proven truth.
Today, husband and wife, parents and children, parent-in-laws and children-in-laws, teachers and students, supervisors and subordinates, they will try to be friends with each other. This will make our life more meaningful and happy. As such it enables respect to flow endlessly between parties and helps bridge the differences between each other.
Whatever it is, in today's material world, it is not easy to have good, sincere, honest and trusted friends. There are some who will only be your friends if we are at par with them, in terms of standards and status; for some they will only be our friends during good times and when situations 'take a turn' they will run away and even become strangers in our life!! Good real friends should be......
Personally, I prefer having a handful of good, real, best friends than tons of unreliable ones, who creates trouble and mess up our life!
It is not those big things which we look at in any friendship, such as how rich you are, what high post are you holding, how many cars you have, are you a member of any high class club, etc..... BUT those endless small, tiny things in a person for example, honest, sincere, respect, caring, loving, good heart, etc, etc...... Here's a simple quote by an unknown author to share.....
"Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things"
In this modern world "packaged" with many new technology, we can easily get connected with people who are living in the different parts of the world. So, unlike the situations many years back, we tend to loose contact with friends or relatives who move to another place. Communications in the olden days are mainly through mails and phone calls are very expensive. Personally for myself, I am very thankful to the many new technology which enable me to re-connect with many old childhood and school friends whom I've lost contact for more than 30 years. This meaningful quote tells it all......
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart"
~ Elisabeth Foley ~
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