Friendship and Love

These are two words that would make a lot of differences to anybodies life.. in fact it is life!
To love and to be loved... is the best thing in life and that is what differentiates humans from other life forms.

The relationship between parents and kids is something that I awe about and treasure. Unconditional love .. with no expectations at all, is only from parents to kid. They would do anything for their kids ..their life revolves around their children and they think about nothing else. This could be pretty injurious to kids unless shown in the appropriate manner. which most parents are clear about .. at least mine are :) Parents show the right path, but never force us in the same and allow us to make our decisions on our own. They are supportive but let us learn things the way they should be. They advice and keep reminding us what are responsibilities and duties are but never do they demand. They always put our dreams and aspirations before theirs. What a selfless love.. This can be only from parents.

Friends..the word brings smile to my lips. They are the essence of life. You reach one point of time in life where you cannot burden your parents with all your insecurities and moods; c'mon it means you have grown up now and you are supposed to do, what they have been doing all their life : its our turn to support them morally and financially. But then nobody is ever grown up completely and we do sometimes look around for emotional support... and where else but to friends. One should be really lucky to have a dependable set of good friends or even a single person to whom you can look toward unconditionally for support. It is not just about consoling : anybody can give you sympathy.... but about discussing the issue and looking at tackling the problem as it were theirs. I am blessed with this.

There goes a story like this : A father and son were walking across the bridge without a railing over a overflowing river gushing down ferociously. The dad asked the son to be careful and hold his hands. But the son asked the dad to hold his hands. The father was baffled and questioned the kid on what difference it makes whether he holds the kid's hand or the kid does. the son explained that if I hold your hand i might lose the grip..but if you hold my hand I'm sure that you will not lose me!. What a stunning lesson (Courtesy Frozen Thoughts).. If you love someone you hold on to them and do not expect them to hold on to you. That is love that is life according to me.