Yesterday, I wrote a blog post and a poem. Now, one of my friends thought they were nice but also thought that they were very sad. And sensing that perhaps they were sad because I was feeling a bit low and down, she suggested that we should meet for lunch today. And one of the first things she told me when we met was….Please, please don’t be sad…Please come back to your positive self. Now this friend, I know her for about 5 months now. We met on January 1, 2011 at the New Year party. Nobody introduced us….like she says …Our Mumbai antennae found each other….we just got acquainted …..have become really close friends…and today she cared enough to feel that she did not want to see me sad. Yes……True friendships can be formed in an instant.
About a month ago, my best friend since 5th grade visited me. And though we talk to each other regularly, we were meeting again after 11 years. And yet, the passage of time did not matter at all. We picked up right where we had left off. After she left, I was missing her terribly when she called saying….As nice as it is to talk to you over the phone, it was wonderful sitting down and talking to you face to face again. Even after all these years, nothing has changed. Yes…..True friendships withstand the passage of time.
It was my son’s first day at kindergarten where I met another Mom. Her son and my son went on to become best friends. Her daughter and my daughter are also of the same age and would play together. But the best part…today, we are really good friends. After I moved to another state, because of the time difference our sons hardly get a chance to talk to each other. But we talk regularly…..share our lives happenings and truly miss each other. Yes…..True friendships can happen anywhere….even in your child’s school.
My son was about 3 years old when my husband was suddenly admitted to the hospital early one morning with severe stomach pain. He was diagnosed as needing to have an appendectomy and the doctors told me that I could not keep my son with me in the hospital anymore. My family and my husband’s family are all in India. So I went home, picked up the phone and at 5 in the morning called one of our closest friends saying…My husband is in the hospital, can you please take care of my son today? My friend’s response…Put the phone down…..I am coming to pick up your son. That day, our friends took turns taking care of my son while I stayed with my husband in the hospital. Yes….True friends will come rushing to your help no matter what time of the day it is.
Throughout my life, at every stage…school, college, work…everywhere, I have been blessed with some great friends who still continue to be very much a part of my life. They are my cheerleaders, my supporters, my shoulders to cry on, my pillars, my strength…..yes, they are my friends. And I truly believe that in friendships the words SORRY and THANK YOU should be used. If you have hurt your friend, say SORRY…..don’t lose a good friendship over misunderstandings. If your friend has done something nice for you, say THANK YOU…..don’t take them for granted. Because no matter what happens, true friends are the ones who will always stand by you.
Signing off blessed with many great friends and this quote on friendship
‘A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.’
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