FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIP
True fiends are boon companions, comrades, cronies, soul
mates, allies, helpers, associates, supporters, benefactors, well-wishers and
our second-selves. They are with us in thick and thin.
False friends are selfish. They meet us only in fair weather.
It is better not to have them because they cause us pain not pleasure. They are
cheats. They are full of excuses. They exploit and impoverish us whereas true
friends enrich us in many ways. They heal us when we are sick.
Friendship is fellowship. It is
intimacy, close relationship, mutual affection, harmony, attachment, alliance,
cordiality, kindliness, co-operation, helpfulness, self-sacrifice and love.
It is a blessing to have a life-long
true friend. A true friend is said to be the gift of God who unites hearts. According
to Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667 )who was a cleric in the Church of England by
friendship we should mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most
open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truths, the heartiest
counsel, and the greatest union of minds of which brave men and women are
capable.
And finally as the Greek tragedian
Euripides said life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
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G.R.Kanwal
23 March 2024
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