Real life stories...

FRIENDS?

Friends? Who are Friends exactly? Are they some sort of weird creatures who I am yet to meet? Did I meet one or do I have a one? One would answer my questions saying that friends are people just like us but helps when you are in your worst times. Do I have people who helps me when I am at my worst times? Yes, I do. Physically "yes" but mentally "no".

She was walking through the thick walls of the Grade 9 corridors while storming with these deep thoughts. She was a person who had seldom interests or it is the way that the others thought of her. Her name was known by everyone of her class mates however it was just the name and it was not her personality. One would look at her from outside and say that she is a very sociable person who has many friends however if he looks at her deeply from inside, he would only see a black room filled with cold darkness without any glimpse of hope or light.

Moreover, she was a type of a person who would talk to almost every person she knows and to the people who know her. She would laugh with them and share her own stories with them however was it really her? Or it is her with a masked on. This was normal for her, putting a mask on when she is speaking to a one was normal and one would ask me "why is she putting a mask on when you have to be honest with the people you know in order to be friends with them?". Yes, you may be correct with your saying however it was not her. If she removes her mask, they would say that is "not her" or "she is being weird". This type of situations was normal for her and one would ask me "did she had friends when she was a child or not? Yes, she had few friends however those few friends have moved on and now having a good time with their recent friends while forgetting the one and only person who helped them to be there. Life was hard for her. She was alone. Depressed. Sad. Her life was miserable. Filled with loneliness. She would spend her all hours to speak with people and be friendly however what she gets in the end of the road was pitch black color filled with darkness.

Not knowing how far she had come, she suddenly stopped moving her feet as she has come to the place where she was free and relaxed. One would look at it and say this just a normal place like others however for her it was heaven. It is the one and only heaven that belonged to her. It was the bridge held in between Grade 8,9 section and 12 Section. Whenever she comes to this place she would definitely pop her head and all her heart just to see the beautiful blue sky playing with white and grey clouds. When the bright, golden sun rays fall upon her face she feels like all the problems she has and had are being washed away by someone. The enormous tree next to the bridge is always make her feel safe and comfortable. This was her personal place. A sudden thought struck her heart and she was smiling after a long time. "These are my friends", she thought. "The sun, sky, clouds and the tree are my friends", she again told to herself. "These things may not be people and they may not be able to help me physically however they are some sort of weird creatures who help me mentally in my worst times." Questions have been answered and her loneliness was filled with satisfaction. Yes, she may not have friends that we see in day-to-day life however she was happy with what she has. She was not blessed enough to have real life friends however she was blessed enough to have the nature as her friend. "Not everyone can be a friend of nature", she thought. Not everyone.

My message to the  person who is reading this is to be happy with what you got. You may not be blessed like everyone who has got almost everything in this world however you may have been blessed with the things you have already got even if they are small. You just need to look around and open your eyes. Life is about enjoying small moments and making them bigger and merrier and not about suffering and making those moment sad. Live life. Enjoy it while it last before you regret it. Amazing people like you deserved to have a joyful life. 

Have a nice day.