True Friendship

"A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." 

Bernard Meltzer

Sometimes people talk about the true meaning of friendship without knowing what it stands for. True friendship is can be defined as being the one in which the individuals do not have to maintain formalities with each other. Sharing true friendship is the situation when the person you are talking about is counted as one among your family members, when the relation you share with him/her reaches a stage that even if you don't correspond for sometime, your friendship remains unscathed. Best friends need not meet up often to make sure that the frienship remains constant.

The trust between friends is such that if one friend falls in trouble, the other will not think twice to help. If the bond between two friends is strong, they can endure even long distances. For them, geographical separation is just a part of life and wouldn't affect their friendship. They make it a point to stay in touch, even in the verge of being exhausted due to the drudgery of everyday life. True friendship never fades away. In fact, it grows better with time. It thrives on trust, inspiration and comfort. Best friends come to know when the other person is in trouble merely by listening to their "Hello" over the phone. They can even understand each other's silences.

They don't desert one another when one is facing trouble. They would face it together and support each other even if it's against the interest of the other. Best friends don't analyze each other; they don't have to do so. They accept one another with their positive and negative qualities. They know each other's strengths as well as weaknesses. One would not overpower the other. They would respect each other's individuality.

Best friends support each other even if the whole world opposes them. It is not easy getting true friends for a lifetime. If you have even one true friend, feel blessed. All best friends are friends, but not all friends can be best friends. In this world of cynics and backstabbers there are still some people worth being friends with.

"It is the ones you can call up at 4:00 am that really matter." 

Marlene Dietrich