A beautiful bond called friendship, it is one of the purest and unselfish bond which binds two human hearts together. A bond praised by even angels. A relationship admired by human beings for centuries. This brings together two complete strangers and ties them together with a bond deeper than love or affection.
When we love we seek the pleasure of the physical companionship of our mate, his closeness, his loving, and his companionship.
When we love our parents we hope for their guidance, their protection and other helps.
When we love our children we hope their affection and patience with us when we are old.
Somehow our own happiness gets mingled with theirs to form a complete relationship. But when we share affection with our friends all we need is a little time and place from their life. Our expectation starts and ends there. We stay content with whatever we get, never complain.
We always back off when our friend is chasing his priorities, his love, his family duties or career, we back without complain. We never demand any thing from him.
Next time when any of your relationship loses all its colour and splendour, don’t bid it goodbye, mould it into friendship and see the difference, the only requirement is both will have to be willing to do so.
thank you for this. From someone who used to live in her own world. in her head, connecting with others, becoming friends....makes life the best.
ReplyDeletedearest sarah,
ReplyDeleteyes, to me friends are messengers of God, who love me just the way i am, ignoring all my faults.
With lots of love.
I think what I need the most from my friends is their guidance in particular at times when they see me hopeless and despair.
ReplyDeletedear sister, your blog is becoming my best friend for I'm learning much from your thoughtful posts.
May God increase your wisdom.
Ameen.
dearest brother,
ReplyDeletethats when true friends prove that they are real friends. only friends stay beside us through our darkest hours, others go away.
if my blog is helping you in any way thats my good fortune.
thanks for the prayer, every blessing is a priceless pearl to me.
May Allah bless you and your loved ones now and forever,
with lots of affection,
didi
Beautiful words, my dear Trisha.
ReplyDeleteHow right you are when you say that both friends and family are the most important things in life, and no money can ever buy that precious commodity of love.
Ironically, my recent post is about just that in regards christmas - please find the time to read it if you can:
http://www.knowledgereform.com/2009/12/21/family-and-friends-are-the-best-presents-money-can-never-buy/
Thank you.
Jason.
dear jason,
ReplyDeleteto me relationships from heart count more than relationships of blood. so i prefer using the words "loved ones" or "people who love us". they should always be our first priority. atleast they are to me.
hope you enjoyed the xmas a lot. :)
with warmest wishes.