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There are many people we meet when we come into this world. The first people we meet are our parents. Then our siblings, uncles, aunts, grand parents, cousins etc etc…

School starts, and then we meet our teachers and make friends. Most often these friends, who we meet in school, are the ones who end up sticking by us through it all. We spend our lives, from the ages of 2 ½ to 19, in school. This is taking into account Montessori of course. The people we meet come from various backgrounds, think differently, talk differently… they are oh so different than your family.

But what makes us adjust to these diverse people? Humans by instinct cannot survive alone. This is where socializing comes into play. So we get to know these people, subsequently form small cliques and realize that we have common ground. Sometimes, the common ground builds up and these friendships last for years.

But this post is dedicated to my dearest girlfriend and to a few other girlfriends in general.

My best friend and I have been fiends since the age of 14. It was really by chance that we became friends actually. She was crazy about a cricketer. I heard about this and me being a fan as well, told her that I can arrange for us to meet him. (Yes, I know it sounds silly… cricket groupies and all… )

Well, I did arrange the meeting and my mother picked her up from her place. My mother actually had no idea who this girl was but she just felt she had to pick her up anyway and she was also in the neighbourhood.

So, she came to my place for the first time and we did meet this cricketer, took photographs and got his autograph as well. After all this, we left the hotel and my father dropped her home as well!

It was actually from this day on that our friendship blossomed and since then, we have pretty much been through it all… Our first boyfriends, the unforgettable ‘first kiss’ experience, broken hearts, our first jobs, getting into university… you name it… and we have discussed it. My mother even considers her extended family! They even go shopping together… without me!

There is nothing we don’t talk about. We even have these huge fights but we somehow manage to make up.

I think it is the fact that, even though we can be very different, at the same time, we can be very much alike and we accept each other for the way we are. Before words can be said, just by the tone of each other’s voices or the way we act, we just know what each other is thinking. It really is an amazing feeling, I tell you.

In fact, today, I was just thinking that I should call her as soon as I was done ironing my clothes for the following day. Just a few minutes after this crossed my mind, I heard my phone ringing. It is funny, she was saying that she was just lying in bed, and was falling asleep but something had told her to call me. And she did!

We are convinced that we have a very strong connection, almost telepathic actually. She is like a mother to me. Always wanting to shelter me from the world, she has all these dreams for me. She is so protective of me. I on the other hand am the easy going one, who takes time to listen and sort things out.

There is nothing that can hurt us because we have just grown from strength to strength. We bring out the best in each other and love each other dearly. I love you my dearest friend and there is nothing I would change between us!!

Then come my other friends. We have fallen out, sorted things out, gone out into the world and met quite a number of people but realized that at the end of the day, we actually have each other.

I was chatting with a really close friend over MSN and she was telling that she feels so secure when she is with my best friend me and. The three of us have been through a lot as friends as well. When she said this to me, I had tears in my eyes.

Then there are the girlfriends you meet at work. Your work mates are the ones you spend a good six to seven hours a day with, each week, for months and even years. So there is a definite connection you will form. They are the friends who help you get through your day at work. Especially when you have had a rough time with your boss, or an assignment out of hell, they will be the first to be there and help you through it. We see the worst of each other but still, mange to stick together.

So many people come and go and there is a saying that no matter what, you are alone in this world but I don’t think so, I think with friend like these, you never really are alone…

I received a text today in fact, which, I feel, aptly describes how important friends are… “the Dictionary is the only place where Death comes before Life, Success comes before Work and Divorce before marriage but Friends comes before Relatives and THANK YOU FOR BEING ONE!”