Quiet Angel...

I was looking at a wedding invite when I found the bride's name to be familiar. We got ready and left for the wedding and I was astounded when I saw the bride. "Dad, the bride was my college class mate!" I said.

"Oh! She's your friend" dad replied

"She was my classmate papa, not friend" I said

"Well, It means the same..." he said

To many others it would seem the same, but to me it was not. It is not. In the course of our school, college and higher studies, we interact with a lot of people. But that does not make them our friends...

I'm of the opinion that A friend is someone who knows when you're in trouble, when you need care, when you are to be criticized and when you are in need of a dose of a laughter or a blaster!! In short a friend just knows you and such people don't come in a herd, they are just a few...

When I was in my undergraduate school, we used a be a group of 16. After college, we usually met and caught up for dinner or lunches a couple of times. As time passed and all of us widened our horizons to find our path of life, we got closer to a few and had no clue about the rest.

Now, there are just a couple who I actually talk to, get to hear from one or two occasionally, hear about a few others from sources and have no idea what the rest are up to. Well! We thought we were friends at a point. But now we know how much importance each one has...

It's not that we don't have time or we don't like each other. It's just that we chose to talk to a few and keep them close while we let the others drift away. This reminds me of some lines I read in a write up from our college magazine. The writer referred to a friend as a part of our soul. So she outrightly negated everyone being her friend because she wanted very special people to be given the privilege. 

I totally agree with her since It's not about how close a friend is, It's about how connected A Friend is! He/ She's the one who brings you to terms with yourself in turbulent times, who introduces you to the reality by standing in front of you like a mirror! Just like an Angel who never wants credit for the goods and cares not to do bad things if that's good for you...

Take time but make sure you know who your Quiet Angel Is!! 

"Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie."

Cheers!!

God Bless!!!

Chandra Daga