Friendship is the proof that God exists!
Posted 27th July 2008 at 11:30 PM by Chitvish
I strongly believe that in the plan of God, a good, happy, lasting friendship is a touch of heaven on earth. With a good friend, there are more possibilities for joy and, also, we never cry alone ! It is a wonderful feeling to feel needed. There are many seemingly simple things in life which affect us deeply and we can talk about them only to a friend.
Our friends need not be perfect, but we need to admire each other beautifully and unconditionally. That is the beauty of friendship.
In my life, from an early age, friends have played an important role. I have had
"fair-weather" friends, "I know better than you” friends, "goodwill in spite of long silence" friends, "I am there whenever I need you" friends, “confused and
confusing ” friends, “understanding and reassuring” friends.
All of them have made me realise the worth of friendship. I believe it is rightly said that "relatives happen to you", but friends are chosen by you !
I, for one, believe that we have to contribute our best to nurture a friendship & never take friends for granted. I work from my end, to continue the friendship alive. I cherish them, love them & wish them the best in life. It is very easy to lose a friend in a trivial argument, but gaining a good one is not easy. I believe in working hard to be a worthy (true?) friend. I have a special bond with my friends. They are the rare people who ask me how I am and wait to hear the answer!
I share with them my greatest joys and deepest fears, confess my sins and persistent guilt, clarify my high hopes and perhaps most unspoken dreams.
Let us cultivate friends.
To have a friend is to make life easier and richer. A friend is a present that you give to yourself. But you can neither pick up nor purchase a friend. We cannot compel anyone to be our friend. We have to discover one. A true friend is discovered not by searching outside for a right person to be a friend, but by your growing to be the right person to deserve a friend. Let us first give and then receive from our friends - Caring, Trust, Understanding, Acceptance, Respect, Appreciation, Devotion, Admiration, Validation, Approval, Reassurance and Encouragement.
The more friends we have, the more beautiful the world becomes to us.
“Friends live more in melody than in harmony”
is a beautiful statement, paying tribute to friendship. My best friend brings out the best in me, always!
The following quote by Nancy Knowland, sums up the essence of friendship,
A friend is someone you want to be around when you feel like being by yourself.
Happy Friendship Day to each and every one of you, my dear Friends!
Love,
Chithra.
Our friends need not be perfect, but we need to admire each other beautifully and unconditionally. That is the beauty of friendship.
In my life, from an early age, friends have played an important role. I have had
"fair-weather" friends, "I know better than you” friends, "goodwill in spite of long silence" friends, "I am there whenever I need you" friends, “confused and
confusing ” friends, “understanding and reassuring” friends.
All of them have made me realise the worth of friendship. I believe it is rightly said that "relatives happen to you", but friends are chosen by you !
I, for one, believe that we have to contribute our best to nurture a friendship & never take friends for granted. I work from my end, to continue the friendship alive. I cherish them, love them & wish them the best in life. It is very easy to lose a friend in a trivial argument, but gaining a good one is not easy. I believe in working hard to be a worthy (true?) friend. I have a special bond with my friends. They are the rare people who ask me how I am and wait to hear the answer!
I share with them my greatest joys and deepest fears, confess my sins and persistent guilt, clarify my high hopes and perhaps most unspoken dreams.
Let us cultivate friends.
To have a friend is to make life easier and richer. A friend is a present that you give to yourself. But you can neither pick up nor purchase a friend. We cannot compel anyone to be our friend. We have to discover one. A true friend is discovered not by searching outside for a right person to be a friend, but by your growing to be the right person to deserve a friend. Let us first give and then receive from our friends - Caring, Trust, Understanding, Acceptance, Respect, Appreciation, Devotion, Admiration, Validation, Approval, Reassurance and Encouragement.
The more friends we have, the more beautiful the world becomes to us.
“Friends live more in melody than in harmony”
is a beautiful statement, paying tribute to friendship. My best friend brings out the best in me, always!
The following quote by Nancy Knowland, sums up the essence of friendship,
A friend is someone you want to be around when you feel like being by yourself.
Happy Friendship Day to each and every one of you, my dear Friends!
Love,
Chithra.
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 |  Wow Mami...what a way to describes friends........thats too the different types of friends that you had.... you are so right...relatives happen to us...but friends....we choose... I have been fortunate to have friends who have always comforted me...I think...I have mentioned earlier...that when I was in school...I loved having penfriends...started writin to a few of them...they were in different parts of India....Over the years I lost contact with a few...but there is one girl...with whom the contact is still there....its been more than 17yrs now...we have grown from kids to ladies "together" and the bond is so strong...We have met jsut twice for about 10 min each...but we know each other ,in and out...As you mentioned, we have been with each other...though physically in different place....in all the happy and sad moments in our life so far... The mode of communication has advanced to emails from that little blue inland cover.... And now IL has made me richer with so many friends....It really felt nice, when I received PMs welcoming me back after the vacation, couple of months back...I just pray  ...I remain a fortunate one in this ...forever.. |
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| |  Dear Mami, A perfect one for the begining of the week end. Friendship is one which has made me turn 360 degrees. I owe my present to all my friends who have contributed in shaping my personality. I have friends whom I know literally from the cradle, college mates, schoolmates, etc. Some are there from almost 30 yrs. Some we do not keep in touch very regularly but anything important we know we are there for each other. I completely agree with you on this A true friend is discovered not by searching outside for a right person to be a friend, but by your growing to be the right person to deserve a friend.Very true........ But nowadays I see friendships do not last for years it is so shortlived. There is always an expectation too. Personally I feel that friendhip blooms out when we accept each other as they are rather than trying to change them according to our taste. |
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| |  My dear chitraMy dear dear chitra, That was a lovely blog.I read it with utmost concentration,every sentence was meaningful and made you think and introspect. One who is capable of making friends is a blessed person.It is easy to make friends but you have toretain that friendship,should always be there for a friend and accept a friend as he/she is. A true friend is discovered not by searching outside for a right person to be a friend, but by your growing to be the right person to deserve a friend I loved those words. love mithila kannan |
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| |  Dear Saras, thanks for the boni Fb. If this goes in the popular blog list, I will give you a special gift, ofcourse, when we meet next!! Friends have played an integral part of my life and mean a lot to me. Believe me, all my descriptions show the different types of friends, I have had over the years & each phrase describes a particular friend.With my friends of yore, I feel, time has flown away only in years and not in our minds! IL has specially given me young global friends, which may not have been possible, in normal course of my life! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra. |
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| | Lali, your opening line, wow, makes me happy! I personally feel, if my friend misunderstands me, she is not my true friend.There should be nothing other than perfect understanding. Period.Otherwise, she is just "a friend" but not "the friend".I want my friend to accept me, flaws and all! How many do that? Sadly there is an expectation in every friendship which slightly, put me off! Then it is just "hi", "bye" ! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra. |
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| | Dear Mithila, words coming from a senior person like you mean a lot to me.There are some friendships in which there is expectation of gratitude from the other side. Honestly, I feel put off, though I maintain a polite balance.I have a few school friends, who still maintain a strong goodwill relationship with me, eventhough we meet not even once a year! None of my friends is perfect, nor am I ! I believe in that very much! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra. |
| Updated 28th July 2008 at 03:56 AM by Chitvish |
| |  happy friendships day !!!hi chith a very well written and at article when friendships day is around the corner......yes friends mean the most to all of us....we usually feel what our relatives will think about us when we need to discuss with them,but when it comes to a friend we just talk out anything so easily...as you said rightly..WE CAN DEFINTELY BE OUR OWN SELF with a friend by our side......I thank IL for giving me a chance to gift me with so many friends here !!!! lov sowmi |
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| |  Chithu, super blog and well timed with Friendship day fast approaching!!Yes, Friends are really a boon.I have not had many friends, but have a close set of 2-3 people whom i talk till today and we get connected well.They are my school mates and during our wedding(2 of us married,one is about to in sept 0  ,DH's were surprised to know that we are school friends.I remember reading these lines somewhere, a friend asks how are you, but a true friend will ask, Whats wrong dear, i'm hear to listen with just the tone when they hear a word "hello" from us.How true?Very fortunate to get connected with so many friends here in IL and Wish all of them a "Happy Friendship day" in advance. Chithu, super blog and made me nostalgic..calling my friend right away....2 days aachu pesi.... |
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| | Thanks, Sowmi! When it comes to friendship, age is no bar, I now realise! I have a close friend, 10 yrs younger to me, whom I call Akka.As you are aware, I have very young friends here also. Very often, we bare our minds better to friends than to relatives!! Only the friend understands you better very often than a family member because they look at it from an impartial point of view! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra |
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| | I agree with you, Aish. I love to stay connected withmy friends to the extent possible. One, I talk to everyday, two or three once a weekor a month & some may be only wen we meet! But goodwill continues uninterrupted which is most important.I feel, each friend comes into our life for some reason! A friend reaches for our hand but often touches our very soul! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra |
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| |  Mami....no doubt..I am going to get that gift from you..........I love gifts and if it is from you...what more do I need...... |
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| | Dear Saras, that is what friendship is all about! To relatives, we are eternally anxious whether they will like the gift etc etc... So, I will start hunting for a gift for a "spiritually-inclined" friend! Love, Chithra. |
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| | Dear Chithra.. I couldnt agree more :) Good friendship can be a great support and comfort. That is why, they say that even spouse should be a friend first and then a spouse ! Also, a man is known by the company he keeps is another popular saying that emphasizes the need to have good quality friends. Like-minded friends are such a joy to be with. While a friend comes by one's choice, it is a choice one must exercise with utmost caution since bad friends can be a negative influence. Happy Friendship Day to all IL-ites :) Thanks and love Pavithra |
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| | You are right Pavi; we seek a friend in a spouse first. The entire married life is based on the successful friendship first! We have to use our intuition first before choosing right friends. Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra. |
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| |  Vow lovelyDear Chitmam, Only those who relished the sweetness of friendship can pour out like this..............yes i too believe that friends are God's gift.............one must be really blessed to have good friends. I believe a lot in friendship, because that is the only relationship where we dont expect and accept a person as she or he is............... love padma |
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| | Yes, Padmavathi, there is no obligation in friendship as there is in "relationship". So, we are more spontaneous & love unconditionally! My small circle of selected friends mean a lot to me!! Thanks, my dear friend. Love, Chithra. |
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| |  Very nice blog!Hi Chitra, This is a topic that has always touched my heart. Friends can pull you out from anywhere, any mood and at any time. I have a few of good friends whom I can count on all the time, I also have friends in good times only, whom I find to be nice to hang out with when I am happy, of course my expectations from them is less, but to share joy, they are always there. Of late my mom has become my best friend. Earlier she was my 'mom' only. Now shes my friend, philosopher and guide. She is an amazing lady who has undergone lot of tough times in life and come out with strong colors! She is independent , confident and easy going. Great blog Chitra, heartwarming! Purni |
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| | Purni, you can't ask for a better gift in life.You are a blessed pair - I have nothing more to add! Love, Chithra. |
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| |  Dear Chitra Mam. That was a beautiful poem aon Friendship... Loved it very..An aot post for the most Expected Friendship Day... Friends are blessed bliss indeed !!! Cant imagine a world withour Friends ..... I always treasure and cherish the friendship I am blessed with .... But it really hurts...if I dont get a reply from my friends when I mail them.....they blame on their workload...I think why can't they drop a sinlge line.... :( But whatever it is..... I always mail them :) Positivley waiting for their reply !!! Thanx Mam !!! |
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| |  Dear Chithra, An ode to true friendship. A true friend is, Someone who cares about all things you do, Someone who shows she appreciate the things you do, Someone who walks with you no matter, where you walk, Someone who talks to you about all her little thoughts, Someone whom you can go to when the whole world is against you, Someone who will stick up to you when you are not wrong, A friend is someone who will never doubt you through the many long years, Someone who thinks about you before someone else, Someone who will help you when you really need it the most, Someone you need when no one else does, Someone you will need no matter what. I Am very sure that you possess all the above qualities and I admire you for the same. With love, PS |
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