FRIENDS

This post is written under a very high surge of emotional happiness. If you are allergic to happiness or friendship, please don't read this.

Though I have been through my share of crappy people whom I called friends, I still think that I am lucky to have found people/friends who care about me, people who were random when I first met them but who imprinted upon me and made themselves unforgettable. I am talking about people who actually care, the people I think about when I am in need.

Sometimes, I think that the word 'friend' doesn't do justice to the relationship, the bond that two people share. May be because just like sorry and thank you it is used so commonly that it has lost its meaning. A friend is someone special. You can share your troubles with a friend. He/she would do anything in his/her power to help you. You worry about him/her the whole damn time just because he/she is so nice and simple. You might not talk to them very often but then you both have an understanding that no one else can understand. Sometimes even you don't understand. Your fight with them is long term but it ends very emotionally. These are people like D who will not only save you an hour of travel to and back from office in a cold winter evening at the expense of his own time and would be more than ready to accompany you anywhere he thinks you should not go alone. This also includes people like A, who in a foreign country, would bring you your favorite dark chocolate in the middle of the night because during dinner you just mentioned once that you'd like to buy some if you find a store on the way back to the hotel.

Then there are times when I think friendship is so simple. Its right in front of you. You meet some people. You laugh with them. You become more lively with them. They make you feel at ease. You hit each other. You comment on every little thing about each other. You spend you whole days together and you get so used to each other that when you are apart you can't not talk. If you haven't heard a sarcastic comment from them, you feel weird when you go to bed in the night. They will show you that they don't give a damn about you but they do. You can share anything with them. They make you feel so easy that any trouble you have in terms of thoughts and decisions, you would tell them. They'll make you laugh even when you are at the verge of crying. They know you more than you think they do. They will make the biggest tension disappear. Say, people like J, who would gloat about their greatness and awesomeness when they solve your work issues but in actual would spare 3-4 hours out of their work schedule to help you out. Then there is Tadka who would make fun of every statement that comes out of your mouth but just one talk with him will solve any tension of yours.

Today I am writing it as a thanks to these very special friends. If any of them is reading this, he should realize that such is the level of my gratefulness that he has been given the privilege to be here :D