We all have friends. A lot gets talked about
friendships. Everyone wants a true friend, and many of us believe that
we have a friend who can be called a true friend. What kind of
relations do
friends share? When can we call a friend a true friend,
and when can our friends take us as their true friend. After a romantic
relationship, friendships are the most important relationships we can
have. Though all of us have family and distant family, most of us rely
on friends for advice, comfort and inspiration. How do we define a
relation that can be called as one of true friendship?
The very
first sign of a very good friend, not necessarily a true friend is that
we are not worried about courtesies. You will call your friend at any
hour and talk without any thought of time in your mind. Similarly,
whenever you need support, you will call a very good friend and ask
him/her to help you out. They expect the same from you. Another
important trait of such relations is that we are not much worried about
exposing ourselves. We speak about everything in our mind without
worrying about what our friends will think. We are sure that they will
take our talk in the spirit it was made. We are unguarded and open with
friends in our talk.
A true friend is a little more than a very
good friend. A true friend will support you even if it hurts his/her
own interest. A true friend will understand your motives and needs and
will be with you without any analysis or criticism. A true friend will
come forward to help without any request and be with us in need without
showing it or expecting anything in return. With a true friend, you can
be sure that you will get help to the extent possible by him/her.
Nothing will remain unturned. A mother is a true friend of her
children. If we share such relations with an adult we can say that we
are true friends.
A true friend makes no excuses of having work
or appointments or anything but will be with you whenever you need
him/her. In your hour of desperation, a true friend will support you
even if the whole world opposes you. A true friend is not an
opportunist. A true friend means to have someone who is like mother, as
I said earlier. Instead of having hundreds of good friends, if you have
a true friend, treat yourself lucky. If you can also become a true
friend of someone, you will be blessed, because it is much easier for
all of us to expect but very difficult to give. Be a true friend
yourself first.