A friend is a gift you give to yourself.

Friends are those people in your life with whom you do not have any
blood relation. It’s a relation of love and affection towards other people.Your friend is someone with whom
you feel comfortable and can easily share your thoughts and feelings. You do not have to think twice when
you are with your friends. A true friend loves you unconditionally, understands you, but never judges you and
always tries to support you and give you good advice. The friendship of Krishna and Sudama is a great
example of true friendship.“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ― Elbert
HubbardA true friend is one will always be there when you need someone. He will leave all his important
works but will never leave you alone, especially in your difficult times. That is why it is said a friend in need is
a friend indeed. Difficult times are the best time to realize who your true friends are. Blessed are the souls
who have true friends. It does not matter how many friends you have, what matters is how many true friends
you have.

Friends show us how to live a life in a different way; they are the ones who can change our viewpoints for
good. There is no growth of the person without any friend. A friend is really very essential to understand life.
Until now we have been looking at life the way our family wanted us to see, it is only when we see the world
with the eyes of a friend that our view point changes.

The kind of friends you have determines the kind of person you are. That is why it is advised to be careful
before making a friend. Choose someone with good thoughts and character, because our thoughts and
feelings are affected by the place we live in and with the people we live with. Be friends with someone who
makes you feel free, positive and alive.

A couple should be best of friends for a successful marriage. Husband and wife should understand each other
the way true friends understand each other. They should have love and understanding, trust and respect for
each other.

Thus, before getting married one should give importance to the degree of friendship a couple holds. As said
by Nicolas Sparks in the novel “The Notebook”- “You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know
which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”

Many songs and stories have been written on the importance of friendship. It breaks the ice between two
unknown people, if the other person is friendlier then a person feels more comfortable and easily opens up.
Even a small drop of friendship can do wonders in any such relationship as the relationship of a couple,
parents and their child, boss and employee, members of an organization etc. Heaven will fall on earth if we
can eradicate ego, selfishness and hate and grow love and friendship for each other in the hearts of people.