We Three Are Friends
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (36334)
India
June 29, 2024 9:38am CST
Last night I thought of counting my friends.
I know around five hundread people here;both men and women;by their names.We often talk to each other and crack jokes.Most of us were classmates either.
But are they my friends in true sense of the term??
Perhaps;no.We call each other friends;but actually are not.
Our so called friendship is only transactional.You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Finally my thoughts got stuck to a couple of persons who have always been with me in my bad and good times.We have been with each other when we did not have money;and also when we earned money.We can't live without each other.
I can say I have only two friends.
Having a single true friend is difficult.I'm fortunate to have two.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
30 Jun
You are absolutely right.A good friend is like a treasure.I'm fortunate to have two treasures.
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@angelitovillegas (1340)
• Angeles City, Philippines
21 Jul
It's not the quantity that counts, it's the quality that matters most. Even if you only have one true friend that would be the greatest thing in this life.Yes, in this life it is hard to find a true friend who we could truly called a friend through thick and thin. Many will be acquaintances but rarely we can call true friends.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
21 Jul
We three are childhood friends.Our choices are different.One of us comes from a humble family.I' belong to lower middle class and the third is a millionaire.Our interests are also different.Yet we are friend.We stand with each other in all thick and thin;though we expect anything from each other.I'm fortunate to have them as my friends.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
21 Jul
@angelitovillegas Yes;I'm blessed to have them as my friends.We can't live without them.We have become each other's family members.
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@angelitovillegas (1340)
• Angeles City, Philippines
21 Jul
@Shivram59 you were blessed with these friends. in this life journey, we can seldom find true friends, and your so blessed have found three true friends of yours.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
4 Aug
You are right. Some people who really are there for you still expect something in return.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
4 Aug
Bat least we three friends expect nothing except love and trust from each other.
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@sjvg1976 (41289)
• Delhi, India
30 Jun
I understood this very early in my life, so I restricted myself to very few people. I have just one good friend who is always with me, anytime. It's hard to find good friends these days. Most people have a list in their mind. They expect help from you but will hide when you ask the same of them.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
30 Jun
You are right.Most of who I know are selfish people and I can't expect them to stand with me in my bad time.They are with me if and when I can serve their interests;otherwise they even refuse to recognize me.I know hundreads of people and my true friends are only two.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
20 Jul
You are right.We are made to be friends of each other.
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@somewitch (1409)
•
16 Oct
I guess true friendship is like an ideal romantic relationship without the romance, it should be based on mutual respect and unconditional love.
Yes, it's difficult to find one true friend, and you've been blessed with two! 
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
16 Oct
Thanks.We have been friends since our childhood.Every time we get in trouble;we helped each other.What is more wonderful is that one of us is poor.
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@Shivram59 (36334)
• India
20 Jul
You are right.Sometimes I feel we three are destined to be friends.
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