F.R.I.E.N.D.S

What are friends for? You may have hear this phrase being mention frequently between your friends but do you really mean it when you mention it? This phrase usually gets me thinking for alot. Have we been using this phrase too often and casually? So much as that what does this phrase means?

Recently, I have heard a story from a friend that sets me thinking about friends. The story goes like this:

A and B are very very good friends and have been thru thick and thin together since many many years ago when they were in their teens. Then both of them got attached and move on with life and of course remain as close friends as ever. But recently, due to some unspoken misunderstanding, for some reason A and B have kind of drifted apart. To B, probably feel that becoz after marriage, prioritis in life has changed and A is still getting used to the fact and thus drifted slightly. Also might be that A is busy with lots of things also. Major events in life, like starting a new life soon, family, studies, work etc etc. B also has a feeling that A is not able to accept B's other half and in a way of 2 feel a wall is built between. To top up of everything, B also do not have a good r/s with A's other half. Recently, B got to know from another friend that A's other half doesn't like B and B's other half. This really saddens B as they have gone on trips together in one another's company and things seems fine and all. Of coz, this kind of misunderstanding and whatever unspoken misunderstanding that already exist in the beginning just carries this friendship to an even greater drift apart.

After hearing this, I just can't help but feel that it is so childish. I mean come on, we are adults and if this couple friends have gone through so much for so many years since their teens days, then why dun they just sit down and talk about what's wrong? Do they still want the friendship? What is so fatal that cannot be resolve? Must the friendship be dissolve? Friends is a miracle given by God and we should treasure them just as we treasure our lives. I just pray that this 2 friends will quickly resolve their differences. If they can come this far so over a decades, I believe they will be able to move on for another few more decades.

Friends, put aside all your differences and accept each other as who they are. Friends are easy to come by, but finding true friends is not easy. How many true friends can you have in a life time? Some say 1, some say 2...