I remember my life as one of joy and abandon. This has been possible because I hardly made any friends. The compromises one has to make TO HAVE FRIENDS - wasn't my cup of tea. And this trend has continued till this day. I have, of course, known people whom I liked - people of whom I was very fond of - and even today I have my `flings' - but refuse to call them friendships. There have been exceptions.
My sons, for one, I have accepted as my friends - because that way I could nurture them to have better relationship with me. Some of my students [very very few] too I put in this category. Of course, my greatest ever friend has been my father. The name FRIEND for me is a person who accepts me at equal terms - and this is what I haven't found in most of the people. ON DEMAND friendship [FAKE BOOK] is the one which angers me a lot. It is taking away the real warmth of having ONE or TWO friends - and looks more like a FAN FOLLOWING. It helps in ego massage - but deprives you of the real love of a true friend.
I say things - so that you will understand - what the word FRIEND means - and not street hawking - ADD FRIEND; most of them even we don't like to in person.
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