My Friend .......

People say Friendship last forever, well does it really last forever? Hmmm ......

I met my best friend about twenty five years ago. He was secretly watching me as a friend for a few years before really introducing himself to me. We grew up together, went to the same school, and did everything together.

He was very patient with me throughout our journey of friendship. At the start, it was a smooth sailing journey for both of us, because everything that we did was of innocence and we got away most of the time with murder :). Besides that, not to brag we were bright kids and enjoyed studying. We did really well in our education, and we maintained a steady performance right up till getting an Engineering degree.

However, the journey was never always smooth sailing..... especially when the galz walk into it ... they tend to sweep you off your feet with their beauty and charm. I had only one girlfriend and the others were more like infatuation and crushes. However, when I met the girl of my dreams for some odd reasons, I had neglected my best friend a lot. I felt as if my girl friend was my new world and the most important thing to me at that point of time. Slowly in time, I notice the love that came into my life grew a distance to my twenty five years of friendship.During this time, I also had unintentionally hurt my best friend a lot and was very unhappy with him. However he had never forgotten me but was always with me without me realizing him being there.

I was soon to realize the meaning of true friendship, when my love fell apart. At this point of time, there was as if a dark cloud above me. I had totally lost my confidence and didn’t want anyone around me. However my best friend managed to help me pick up the broken pieces of my heart and together we rebuild my dreams. Now my only focus is my career. I worked really hard and today I am working for the company of my dreams. This is all because my friend was always there for me and kept motivating me forward. I had never felt happier these days and had never failed to thank god for giving me such a wonderful friend.

However the saying that anything good will end at some point of time had soon haunted our friendship. Today, my best friend had asked me ..... if he would leave me soon, what are the three last things that we would do together? I sighed as I knew that this day would come but i did not expect it to be so soon. I manage to hold down to my emotions and I answered telling him that; firstly we should ask forgiveness to all that we had hurt before, as unintentionally or intentionally i feel that we had hurt many people and don't intend to keep them hurt forever. Second, I would donate some of our earnings that we achieved together to the poor and some to my family as I know they will be in despair when our friendship is no more. Lastly, I would pray not to forget you and the knowledge I gained from you as if it is not for you, i wouldn't be as able now.

If you have read so far and is still wondering who my best friend, well his name is LIFE. The reason he knew me before I knew him is because I only realized him when I had gained consciousness. Being with LIFE, teaches you, don’t waste this chances to gain the knowledge that will liberate you. Honor this friendship always and never neglect or lose it because of another. You are your only friend as we come alone and we will leave alone, hence friendship never dies in time. Let me know the three things that you will want to do before leaving for that better place….