Friendship is, perhaps, the only relation that can stand next to our family that all of us could rely because a friend is the only person who knows us inside out and loves us the way we are. When we honestly ask ourselves a question that who is that person in our life who means a lot to usIJ It is those who, besides advices us and giving solutions, have also chosen to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. It is these qualities that make a normal person into an extraordinary human being whom we all usually call "My Best Friend".
So, how lucky we are to have a friend with all such qualitiesIJ Well, most of us are lucky to have a good friend, but for a friendship to be intimate and lasting, both friends should have some special qualities. like every relationship in our life, we all face challenges in our friendships too. In order to have a long lasting friendship, first of all, one needs to have unselfish love. It is the very essence of friendship, because a man who is concerned only about his own interests and feelings, is unlikely to get an unselfish friend who will admire him, serve him and share his interests with him. One should not forget that friendship is a two way affair and it flourishes only by give-and-take. A selfish person can never be a true friend.
Secondly, a successful friendship needs consistency. Unfortunately some people start with much enthusiasm, but they would soon get attracted to something else and give up. They are incapable to have a life-long-friendship with anyone.
Good friendship is all about trust and loyalty wherein two friends are loyal to each other, and one shouldn't doubt the other. Those who do not stand up for their friends when they are being criticized, who readily believe in rumours and gossips about their friends and who don't trust one another can never make good friends. lastly , there must be mutual feeling of sympathy towards each other without which the relation wont last long. After listening to all these, one would wonder whether it is possible to get an individual who has all the above said qualitiesIJ It is not possible, to tell the truth, for all of us are human beings with certain limitations. But the one who has no limitations and who is free from bondage could be our true friend. He is none other than the "Almighty Supreme". We can share our intimate secrets with the 'Almighty' without any fear. He wont misunderstood, he wont betray. So, let us all make him our best friend and enjoy ever-lasting friendship.