Hi everyone,
I thought maybe talking about human connection is a good topic for today because why not.
We might at times feel like connecting with people is a waste of time. ‘Oh, if we meet, we will talk for an hour. I’d rather do this work’ or ‘I won’t call my mom. I will sleep.’ We might think of or say things like this. I think all of us have these moments.
But I learnt an important lesson from my recent experiences (which I kind of mentioned in my post last week). The lesson was this: The contacts you keep, they are there for you when you are not having the best time of your life. I had kept contact with a lot of my friends throughout the years (and they kept contact with me too). It did require a lot…
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To Write or not to Write and What to Write 
Me thinks, you can exist without friends but I feel you cannot really live without real friends. Yes, a time may come when you’ll no longer feel like living anymore cause you have no friends.
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True. Genuine connection is what matters.
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So true Betul and so good to see you 💖🤗
When I had started to learn English in class sixth ( in Hindi medium schools we started to learn English only from class sixth in those days) one of the first essays we learned was – My Best Friend. And it started with : Man is a social animal 😊
It is so true. Friends are an important ingredient of Abundant Life 😊🤗
Stay safe. Stay blessed 💖🤗
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You had this concept ingrained in you in the beginning of your life. Nice!
Yes, friends are a very important ingredient of Abundant Life.
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A well worded tribute to friendship bringing out the essence of it.
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Thank you!
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Nice..
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Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing!!… I usually do not use “labels”…there are many forms of “friendship” and I just accept a person as who they are.. someone to talk to, share adventures, someone who may be a rainbow on a cloudy day… 🙂
“Portrait of a Friend”
I can’t give solutions to all of life’s problems, doubts,
or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will
search for answers.
I can’t change your past with all it’s heartache and pain,
nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.
I can’t keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.
Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.
Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you,
and help you when you ask.
I can’t prevent you from falling away from friendship,
from your values, from me.
I can only think of you, talk to you and wait for you.
I can’t give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,
room to be yourself.
I can’t keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces
and put them back in place.
I can’t tell you who you are or who you will be
I can only love you and be your friend
(Adam Clarke)
Until we meet again..
May your day be touched
by a bit of Irish luck,
Brightened by a song
in your heart,
And warmed by the smiles
of people you love.
(Irish Saying)
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I love every point in your comment! I see those types of people in our lives as different types of friends, so friend is an umbrella term for me.
The portrait was very nice to read! Thanks for sharing!
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Great post Betul.. maybe it is I who have missed your writing… not you not writing.
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Well, it has been a week or two since I started writing after months.
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I thought so. Glad you’re back!
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Very nice
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Thanks!
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Interesting article.
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Thank you!
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Having good friends is a blessing. They laugh with you; they enjoy with you. They act like true healer whenever you are in any trouble or not having best time of your life. But finding real good friends is also an Herculean task now a days.
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Yeah, but keeping an open mind and heart helps in this.
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