- Very well articulated! Many years ago, after I got married I was sitting on a couch on a hot, humid day, sipping frozen juice during a visit to my father. "Never forget your friends," he advised, "they will become more important as you get older." "Regardless of how much you love your family and the children you happen to have, you will always need friends. Remember to go out with them occasionally, do activities with them, call them ..." "What strange advice!" I Thought. "I just entered the married world, I am an adult and surely my wife and the family that we will start will be everything I need to make sense of my life." Yet I obeyed him; Kept in touch with my friends and annually increased their number. Over the years, I became aware that my father knew what he was talking about. In as much as time and nature carry out their designs and mysteries on a man, friends were the bulwarks of his life. After 50 years of life, here is what I learned: Time passes. The distance separates. Children cease to be children and become independent. And to the parents it breaks the heart but the children are separated of the parents. Illusions, desires, attraction, sex ... weaken. The heart breaks. Colleagues forget the favors. But, true friends are always there, no matter how long or how many miles they are. A friend is never more distant than the reach of a need, barring you, intervening in your favor, waiting for you with open arms or blessing your life. When we started this adventure called LIFE, we did not know of the incredible joys or sorrows that were ahead. We did not know how much we would need from each other. Love your parents, take care of your children, but keep a group of good friends. Dialogue with them but do not impose your criteria. Dedicated to all my friends.
Posted by: Sujith Pv <sujithputhiya@yahoo.com>
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