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Why can’t I put up a Friendship day status…



The answer is a simple I have a lot more to say than just summarizing everything in 140 characters or one small status message. Friendship means a lot more than that can be constricted in a space that is limited. I am glad I have friends because if I had to be a person who just had family I wouldn’t have turned out to be the person I am. I don’t know if all of it was good but I wouldn’t have known what was bad to eliminate it later either. So friends are what they are, just friends.


The relationship is unique and uninhibited. It is one that rarely has a boundary. It is a relationship of seamless understanding and unlimited expectation that is always met that it sometimes baffles you when it isn’t met. It is one association that is least selfish and hence deserves a spot that is higher than most relationships. Friends end up knowing things about you that your spouse, mom, dad or siblings do not end up knowing about you. Some things can be quite disturbing and alarming but you can confide in a friend only because the friend accepts the information from your side not judging you for one second. He or she will remain your friend inspite of what you are.

Have you noticed there are no divorces, no breakups, no calling offs or no separations in friendship. It is just one endless journey of give and take. Strangely there are some friends who will always be there to give and there are some who will always be there to take. Yet, they will remain friends for whatever they are. Have you ever tried answering a question as to why a certain person is a friend of yours? You can come up with some commonalities or some things of common interest but rarely is there a reason. That’s a gift of this relationship. Most friends never ask questions, most friends give advice freely, most friends will lend you a patient ear and most friends will help you or stand by you just when you need them and yet rarely comes an Oscar speech thanking a friend. Every parent expects a lot of things from their child, every girl friend or boy friend demands something from the other, every spouse expects a certain return for everything offered, every child will expect you to stand by him or her and every friend will only expect to remain a friend. Can any relationship get better than this?

I can’t thank my friends because that will mean we hit a certain destination, I can never say sorry to a friend because he or she understands. I can only say you’re my friend and I am happy to have you as one, every day and forever!

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