FRIENDSHIP

WHAT A SWEET FEELING

(Own write-up, translated from Assamese)

Friendship, what a unique relation ! This relation has been adjudged or established on the best place in comparison to many other relations of mankind. There may not be any blood or flesh relation in friendship, but there exists love, affection and hearty relation.
The main weapon of friendship is faith. Friendship becomes permanent if it can be tied up with the bond of love, trust and believe. The relation gets shuttered if the trust is affected anyway.
Doubt or suspicion is the main obstacle of friendship. Downfall of friendship starts when one of the friend starts seeing the other with doubtful eyes. A third person may end the doubt among two intimate friends but the result is much pathetic. Even relation like 'best friend' may enter into the dark as a result of it. Therefore, it is not wise to burry a friendship relation with one who is loved more than self due to the misguidance of other or any misunderstanding.
Help is another name of friendship. As if, God sends friend for doing help. At any moment a good friend remains ready to extend help. From a very minute thing to big incidents, a friend stands straight to offer help. A true friend always becomes our only dependent at the time of danger. Friend gives us consolation during the tough times. Friend says : No need to be dipped into tragedy, enjoy life meaningfully. In true sense, we get at least some amount of relief by hearing such kind of comments. Actual sympathy towards us can only be awaken in the heart of a true friend only. When our life gets flooded with happiness, then the friend also outbursts. Friend can laugh with us from the heart and tears of happiness comes down the eyes.
Selflessness is the remarkable symptom of friendship. Friendship becomes successful if someone can be helped selflessly. Friendship can not last long if activities go with selfish interest.
Only a friend can read our mind clearly. The kindness shown to us by a friend is really a thing of greatness. A friend never involves in any misappropriation. As like the encouragement given when we go through the road to progress, like the same way, friend points out our mistakes if we move towards any improper way. A friend may show self-esteem to another friend, there may also be quarrel between them, but it is momentary. Without hiding the anger one of the friends may rebuke the other in his front, but afterwards embarrasses with simplest smile. This is friendship... boundless friendship.
There are many subjects or matters, which can not be disclosed even to our parents, teachers, brothers, sisters, even to the lover ! But those can easily be expressed to a real friend. Friend can be a part of our happiness, as well as sadness. When we feel lonely, in such moments, if we recall the true friend once, we can realise that we are not lonely. The friend is our real companion. Sometimes such a friend becomes our guardian or adviser in life.
In this materialistic world, it is very difficult to get a real friend. It is very easy to speak out Best Friend, Close Friend etc., but it is not easy to maintain the friendship-ethics. It is baseless to grow friendship hoping for some benefit. Many instances of 'fair weather friendship' and 'hard times away friendship' often seen. Thus fake or artificial friendship comes out distinct automatically in one time. Such friendship has got no price. Friendship can not be won by means of violence, pride and greediness. But who gets true friendship, by luck, perhaps none is happier than him/her in the world. Heavenly happiness can be achieved through true friendship only. It is just like the glow of moonlight. True friendship removes all poisons and fills with nectar. A true friend saves the life of another even by offering own life. Terrible enemy also fears to attack the opposite if true friendship prevails between friends.
A friend is a place of thousand inspirations. Friendship is an electrifying sensation that trembles body and mind. A friend tries utmost to cover the guilt of another friend, in front of others. Even never hesitate to take whole responsibility for the guilty of the friend.
True friendship is a very holy tie-up. This type of friendship is ideal for society. Deep is the friendship, an apprehension or thought develops into our mind towards the longevity of the friendship, as if life will be meaningless without that friend !
Friendless life is as like a boat without the helmsman. Our mind always wants to meet or see the true friend. But in this busy concrete age, it may not be possible. In such condition telephone, internet etc. can be useful to make friends closer. A peaceful sweet breeze can be felt near a true friend, as if there is no more anxiety, no worry, no disaster in life. In a true friend there are always intoxication of pure and genuine smiles which produces unsatisfied desire into the heart.
True friendship is evergreen, ever-new. It flows like the never-ending movement of a river.
It is useless and valueless to observe Friendship Day, it is not necessary to arrange party, it is meaningless to spoil money etc. after gifts etc. in order to maintain friendship. Everybody should honour a high-class divine friendship which is a symbol of courage, sacrifice, devotion and honesty.
Thus friendship is a good gift from God.