FRIEND

The conversation between Harsha and me started casually this evening. We were talking the usual stuff, F1, politics in my state and the US investment in his. Then I spoke to him about Cintia’s post in our latest blog. From there it took off to a completely new direction. Sharing a secret is one thing, but sharing it with someone you call a friend has a totally different meaning to it. So, who would you call a friend? Frankly, I don’t know. I have so many people who I can call my friends but I don't know who a friend is! This is most amazing for me 'coz I'm an engineer and we like to associate logic and reasoning to everything that we come across. How could a thing exist without a definition? Nah!!!
So I set out to define 'friend' or at the least find out the 'properties' that a friend must have. For me someone I'm totally comfortable with at anytime is a friend. But, how do I define comfort now? Is it not something that we just feel? Or a state in which we find ourselves which we may associate with happiness. And then we have 'happiness'! I guess the list just goes on and on.
And what difference does sharing a secret make to the special bond of friendship? Well, to me it just means one thing; I TRUST YOU. So, does it mean that the more sacred the secret, the stronger is the trust? Again, I don't know! When you share your past, present, your thoughts, your food, your feelings, the things that you hold dear to you, you move closer to your friend. And sharing a secret is like opening up a window to your friend who can look into the 'you' that is not known to the world. Everything said and done, I feel that a close friend would never have to wait for you to tell him secrets and things; he/she would just know them!
Still, the most interesting observation is that the person who knows all about you is either your dearest friend or your nastiest enemy!

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