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BOraOt fRenDsHip

People are always part of our lives. They come in for a reason, or just for a season. Friendships may be of the lasting kind that we treasure all our lives, or may be fleeting friendships that don't really last. Friendships of all shapes, sizes and ages. Acquaintances, friends of convenience, necessary friends. When you were a child, friendship was the main thing in your life. Then, your requirements were very simple. You needed a companion to play with you, someone you could spend time with. As you grew older, your requirements also changed. You looked for something more tangible; you needed a friend to sympathise with you, someone who was on the same wavelength to whom you could open your heart; someone you could confide in with no holds barred.Childhood friends, who we have literally known all our lives, often seem to remember everything about us. For all you know, they might remember you as a fat, clumsy girl with no particular talents and with zero self-confidence - a far cry from the svelte, successful young lady you have become! A bit embarrassing or what! At the same time, you don't have to keep explaining your motives or your feelings to them - they are almost an extension of yourself and know you so well.Often, we may get attracted to people and become friendly with them only because they are so different from us. They may be from a different culture, different economic status, and in many ways, an antithesis of ourselves - which may be what attracts us towards them. Interesting friendships where there is a lot of 'discovering' each other.Neighbours who get close to us and are often on the same wavelength, make great friends. They also double up as the proverbial 'friend, philosopher and guide'. They chip in with good advice when we are in trouble, or double up as counsellors when we are in need of a sympathetic ear. And I'm not talking about those jealous troublemakers who can also be neighbours!Then there are school/college friends with whom we may or may not keep in touch. We may have once shared our deepest confidences with these, but not all of them last as friends for a lifetime. As for work friends, we may have shared delightful, comradely moments together, but a change in job or even department will often see the fading away of such friendships. They would have served their purpose.

"Rheynan and I''

"The love of my life is the love between friends."

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."

"Me aNd kC "

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.

''i and dOng''

A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should

''SistAr and I''

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there.Having a sister in your life can either be a wonderful or terrible experience, depending on your relationship. If you have an older sister and you are a girl, she can often show you how to navigate the way through some of the more difficult areas of growing up. This is also true is you are a boy. Your older sister can help explain to you how to interact with the opposite sex. Younger sisters are a joy as well. They often worship their older siblings and it can be a nice experience to be admired. Relationships with sisters, like any relationship depend on the people involved.

''Beswhen anD i''

“Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine, encourage me to grow"

''Me and Dang''

All I ever wanted Was a friend Not just any friendA special friendYou were more thanA friend to meYou just had to blow itWith a mouthful of liesSince then you've becomeNothing to meJust another person onMy list to ignoreAll I ever wantedWas a friendNot just any friendA special friendI couldn't trust youWith my wordsFor you would justTell me offI couldn't trust youWith myselfI knew you wouldHurt itAll I ever wantedWas a friendNot just any friendA special friend

-BORAOT-

It takes more than caringTo be a real friend;The nature of friendship;Requires a blendOf warmest compassionAnd love deep and trueTo reach and to comfortThe way that you do.Because I can seeThat your kind of friendshipIs priceless to me.

bOraot 2008-09