My mom had a fascination of reading and then writing down in a note book
all the quotes that she loved. That book in her own handwriting is now a fond memory with us three sisters. I guess that
is where I got my passion for writing quotes which I write an upload on my
social media almost every day.... and you what I realised? That there were so many quotes out there by people from around the globe, that I could actually write a whole blog just using
those quotes in a proper sequence and by just adding a few words (those you see in italics) to string it together... so this is what my love for quotes inspired me to do... Here goes one on
"Friendship"...
"Friendship is born at that
moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the
only one."(~C.S, Lewis). ... "No friendship is an accident." (~ O.Henry). but 'Making a friend and maintaining a friendship are two different
things. Be picky about who you keep around you. Personalities, words and traits
do rub of naturally' (~Sonya Teclai, the Goodvibe.co). 'It is
important to make friendships that are deeper than gossiping, drinking and
going out. Make friends who can you can
go out with, make friends you can cry with, make friends who support your life
goals and believe in you' (~Word Porn).. 'Anyone that encourages
intellectual, emotional, artistic or spiritual growth is worth keeping. Don't
let them go' (~Dau-CosmicExtensions). So it is simple, “Don’t make
friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to
lever yourself up.” (~Thomas J. Watson). After all it is said that, 'Friends are the siblings God never gave us. (~Mencius).
and that "Friends are born, not made' (~Henry Adams) ... Think about it. "God
gives us relatives; thank God, we can choose our friends". (~Addison
Mizner). 'Friends can help each
other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself
- and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at
the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to is letting a
person be what he/she really is' (~Jim Morrison).... because "A
friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are
fooling everyone else "(~
Unknown).
"Friends should be like
books, few, but hand-selected." (~C.J.
Langenhoven)... More
importantly it is true that, “If you go looking for a friend, you’re going
to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them
everywhere.” (~ Zig Ziglar). Even then,
"I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when
I nod; my shadow does that much better.”(~Plutarch). ). It is therefore better to remember that “In the End, we will
remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” (~Martin Luther King, Jr.) So, "If you wanna find
out who's a true friend, screw up or go through a challenging time.. then see
who sticks around." (~Karen Salmonsohn)
Let me end with one of my own
thoughts about friendship.
"Friendship is not something you learn in school.
But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship,
you really haven't learned anything. There comes a
moment in life when one must acknowledge
that some friends will hurt you, intentionally and
sometimes unintentionally too...It is then best to
either keep quiet and forget about it....or move on !!"
