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I called up my friend and asked a very simple question,”Why is it that we need ‘friends’ in life?”
Here is what she said to me :

“We need friends to grow. Grow strong. Spiritually and Mentally. They help us face the challenges of everyday life, to understand the ‘bad’ world and make us aware of the fact that instead of so many negativity around, there are positive things in this world such as trust and love.

“They help us to grow out of the protective cocoons that our parents make for us. They give us the ‘various’ perspectives we need to know our shortcomings and our strengths. They understand the strangest emotions we go through, they help us move out of the dirtiest mess we may create but also remember to reprimand us for it later.

“In short, they make us a better Human. Though they make sure that we don’t grow into an emotionless creature who becomes a dog in this ‘dog eat dog’ world yet they prepare us to face it.”
“I am there for you”

I was silent. And in that silence, I felt that I have understood what it meant to be friends.