Hey Nandini, CB and Sia,🤗
Awesome topic and very timely too, in view of the potential loss😭😭 of Sarwana and Amjad.
CB, Sia you both have pretty much covered all that I really had to say in general terms on the subject of friendship. Trust is the bedrock. There is no place for jealousy and envy. Friends have to accept and be accepted as they are.
Coming to a more personal perspective, friendship to me means just one name. We really were BFF even before the phrase was in existence. And that is not to say that we have everything in common and that we never fight...........nothing could be further from truth. We have very little in common except perhaps age and a social nature. Other than that, we are pretty much polar opposites. And we fight. A lot. In fact, for most of the time. We now live saat samundar paar, have not met in six years, do not connect over the social media. Yet, we are closer than ever. Any time either of us picks the phone up and calls the other, we start off at just the place we left off, with nary a pause. Even though it really sounds filmy, it is "dil ka connection".
When I first met her, (( was in fifth grade) I think I immediately knew that she was going to be my special friend . Of course, I had to spend the next couple of years convincing her 😆😆 but since then, the bond has been unbreakable, touchwood. We have fought and made up, been there for each other's families, loved and lost, had kids, gotten married (not necessarily in that order😆😆) changed jobs, lost dear family members..........in short just lived our lives, together. In so many ways, our world view has been shaped by the other's perspective, life experiences.
Despite having lots and lots of friends (some very close and special, I might add), I am really really lucky to have that one person who I can truly call Best Friend Forever.
Thanks for this awesome topic Nandini and now I am going to bawl like crazy😭😭😃
