Friend

 Who is a friend? Rather easy to define , but very difficult to meet such a refining one, right? No, i am not talking of fair weather friends. No, i am not talking of timepass friends. Nope, i am not talking of gossipmonger friends. Well, i am not talking of these, and other such, coz they are literally dime a dozen. They are very easily and comfortably replaceable so much so that neither they nor you would even register such a change!

Are our pets our best friends? For sure! In fact, they are much much better than many human beings. They genuinely care for you, and your happiness. They adapt themselves so completely and totally for you that they are almost human(e), and expect nothing except love and care in return.

Is music the best friend ever? Yes, it indeed is. Most arts, in fact, sure are. A film, a touching tune, a canvas awakening sharply in you creative surge are great friends, too.

So are your plants. They feel you, your care of/for them. Literally they can bloom for you. No wonder, the Bose experiments are our daily experiences. Time spent with them sensitises you more.

Books, too, sure make you better. Every line therein is full of all that is the best in being human, imagination,intuition, intelligence, ideas, concepts, literally the works as these vicariously lived realities work through varieties of styles to reach the great experiences to us. 

In fact, so many are such wonderful friends, including new technology properly used, real great company, that you would feel one life is not enough and is absolutely inadequate without them. Such is their animation that you are never lonely even when alone. 

Is there then any need of the physical friend because all these have the best in them of human(e) condition, without the frivolity, hypocrisy, duplicity, self centered one-up-manship, cruel viciousness of many so-called 'human' beings!

These, never the fake falsities, never ever ill-treat you, always tell you the truth, and are forever there for you! What else can one want from or need in a friend!?!The best buddies indeed! Move over baddies, the so called human beings!

Pratima@ Music in/of the soul/Of real friendship, the real goal!