Friendship is a sweet responsibility

Mysore’s journey was beautiful and will always be a part of my life. The time spent there is immemorial. When I was in Mysore, I missed a lot of things that were happening back in Delhi. Family outings, get together, friends, parties with old pals and much more. Another good friend of mine; Abhilasha got engaged last year to her boy friend Prashant and her marriage is on the 1^st of December this year.

From the time she got engaged, excitement levels got high amongst all of us. We decided to shop together and be equally involved in small little things that might not be very important but adds on to the warmth of the entire occasion. However, I went to Mysore and things were not really the same. We were in regular contact with each other and shared information.

Too much distance causes the damage and too much closeness does no good as well. Abhilasha and I met in college and became good friends from then. A small incidence that I remember from those days was the first day when Abhilasha joined college. She joined a few days later. She was introducing herself and that introduction extended way too much. Just then Bhuvan, one of our classmates bombarded her with questions and she raised her voice and said, “will you let me complete what I have to say?” and all of us were on the floor rolling and laughing. One, we were amazed at her gutts and confidence on the first day of the college; second, Bhuvan was shut up and got into an embarrassing situation, poor Bhuvan. After this we interacted being classmates but got close in the second year. Thanks to Sameer as he was more close to her initially and later we did.

Abhilasha and I interacted on regular intervals when I was in Myosre. She called most of the times but I responded as well. She has been an ear to me a lot of times and has given me strength when I was low. There have been days when we did not talk due to busy schedule and had a lot of misunderstanding because of that as well; however we spoke and got every thing sorted. She is a sweet friend with lots of pros and cons, which we all have.

Friendship is precious and holds a lot of responsibility. Therefore, today, I take an opportunity to in fact apologize to her for things I said and did that hurt her and also congratulate her for a new beginning in life next month. I have been mean, selfish, rude, ignorant and bitchy to her at times but I feel everything had its own reason and something good was hidden behind. We have been indulged into arguments of different levels and I feel if we still are friends, i.e simply because we like each other and appreciate each others presence. I do not know how things will be after she gets married but I want to see her happy in these few days of her spinster life. I am sure this time is priceless and very special in a girl’s life. I can see that in her eyes and feel it. I wonder how it will be for me.

Both of us maintained our own space and distance and here we are. There are times when we become too close to someone and without realizing start hindering their personal space. This is when any relation gets heavy and loses all its charm. I have indeed lost a friend because of this but realize it now. We might be friends forever but can never share the same bonding as before. The thought of it makes my heart heavy and gives me sinking feeling but I am content believing she will always be happy and we can still be friends. We all have flaws but the sooner we realize them the better it is for us. I learnt and will keep learning from life. Thanks “life” for giving me such experiences and making me what I am.

All the very best to all my friends and wish them a great future with loads of happiness and success. Love you all!!