Second Self

 

Just like any other relation, friends should also be an integral part of our life. There may be many things like few secrets or some anxieties etc which you may not be able to share with your family or even with that special person in your life. But you can do it without any doubt or hesitation with your friend. Everyone needs such a friend on whom you can rely upon, irrespective of time or surroundings. There should be some handful of friends from each & every phase of your life who have seen your best as well as your worst side. A friend who supports, listens & understands you without any prior conclusion or judgement. He/she need not be the one who can provide you the solution. But friend is a person with whom you can share your problem and lighten your mind which might in turn help you to make a decision or solution. It is not the number of friends that matters, but the quality of friends who stand by you through thick & thin. But remember to choose your friends wisely. A false friend is dangerous than an open enemy. We would definitely at some point of our life reach a stage where in we get tired of playing the roles of mother/father, uncle/aunt, brother/sister, then we might need a friend with whom we can be ourselves. A friend with whom we can be the true self, which we forgot or got buried deep under somewhere during those busy times of our life.

P.S. Phases of life means school, college, work or any other social activity.