Of friendship

What would I not do for a true friend? Don't ask. I do free service for strangers anyway, so a friend is much, much more special and close to me. In ancient words, I would say, if I had a morsel of food and I was hungry like crazy and then my friend comes along and tells me that she/he wants food, I would give that morsel to her/him.  In our culture, in the past, whoever lent a helping hand - in times of extreme need or even in ordinary times - to a family in need or helped a member of a family in any way, that family would pronounce them as kith and kin and it would be considered a sacrilege to intermarry between these clans.

Friendship makes life bearable, especially if your near and dear ones don't understand you. At least you have an anchor to hold your ship from being carried astray by the waves in the ocean of life. My friends are my critics and reality reminders. They are my crutches when my legs are weak. I would do the same for them.

to be continued...