Friendship is the art of making friends
"From quiet homes and first beginning,
Out to the undiscovered ends,
There is nothing worth the wear of winning
But the laughter and the love of friends".
So said Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), extolling the value of friendship relations. The secret of a successful life is to spend it in the company of a good friend with whom your life is shared in the depths of despair and the pinnacles of joy.
No human being is an island and needs human connections to his surroundings. He encounters all kinds of people in his life from birth to adulthood. As a baby, the mother is his best friend. It is a true friendship that is based on complete trust. In kindergarten, He learns to make his first friends- all casual relationships.
In school as he grows, he interacts with his peer group and learns to select his friends and companions. As a teen-ager, he is a complete victim of peer pressure and hence this is a crucial stage where the right company is important to influence his character. Healthy friendships help the child to grow into a mature adult and find his place in the adult world.
Forging a good friendship is a talent. This talent is much required in the work place. Today the Emotional Quotient (EQ) is a better measure of a person's success rather than I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient). Social skills are much wanted and networking is a skill through which a chain of contacts or friends is needed to move up in your career.
A good friend softens the blow of failure, the death of relatives, and encourages any minor achievement and fills your life with meaning and laughter. "A faithful friend is the medicine of life" -so says the Bible in Ecclesiastics (6;16). In today's life when nobody has time to care or caress or dry your tears, you can only turn to a loyal friend. But it is also important that one must give space to one's friend and ensure no thread on his comfort zone.
Some people make friends with great ease. Others are either too loud or too timid to strike friendships. Shyness is a great handicap. It is often due to a feeling of low self esteem and an extreme self consciousness. Friendly people are never over conscious about themselves and are tuned into the interest of the other persons. They are excellent conversionalists, always ready with a topic to talk.
Having a friend eases the difficulty of any situation. Friends help to make the journey of life smooth and enjoyable. Friendship is a heady feeling. Sometimes it may be intoxicating. It should not be misused to cultivate bad habits like drugs and alcohol consumption .These are common among college goers.
No human being is an island and needs human connections to his surroundings. He encounters all kinds of people in his life from birth to adulthood. As a baby, the mother is his best friend. It is a true friendship that is based on complete trust. In kindergarten, He learns to make his first friends- all casual relationships.
A pet dog is the best example of a loyal friendship. It gives us so much of unconditional love. We can learn from this gentle animal how to keep up a life long friendship.