Friends are the family we choose

By: Yashita Jain

The people who help you celebrate good times and help you during bad times are real friends!

They encourage us to strive for our best, learn from our mistakes, and develop important values like kindness, loyalty, and forgiveness.

Here is a story to explain the meaning of friendship. Once, two friends were traveling to a distant land when they had a fight and one friend hit the other, and the one who had been hit wrote in the sand, today my friend hit me. As they traveled further, the one who had been hit slipped off the cliff and his friend saved him. The one who had been saved wrote on a rock today my best friend saved my life. His friend asked him, “What is the point of writing  on rock and sand?.” He replied, “When our friend does something bad to us, we should write it on sand so the waves of forgiveness wipe it away. But when our friend saves our life, we should write it on a rock so no one can erase it.

So this story tells us that we should always forgive our friends for their mistakes and encourage them to help others. True friendship goes beyond shared interests. It’s built on trust, support, and emotional connections. A true friend is someone who accepts you without judgement, offers help without being asked, and celebrates joy as if it were their own.

Here is a gentle reminder that friendship is not bound by a day on the calendar, but it lives in the hearts, smiles, and silence of friends. It’s a tribute to the laughter, loyalty, and trust that survives the test of time. In the end, friendship is not only about shared experiences but about shared hearts.