Relationships

Building A Friendship True In Nature

Yaraana is a common notion in India that simplifies the notion of a friendship that is true in nature. The essence attached to this notion is that support which originates from a pure bond or it has the stream of purity that makes the bond pure. Human beings are venturing in life, the ebbs and flows in life are accompanying us all over. People encounter ordeals that choke the person. In my life, I have found ordeals synonymous with unwelcome guests who intrude on the tranquillity of your life. The inner self has always knocked for a companion who can back you off from getting devastated by the ordeals.

Ultimately, it is the robust connection with the creator that unfurls the right approach to battle gloomy phases. But the tools that we need to drill over those phases are perspective, persistence, purity, prolong toil, person to whom you are encircled. Friends are that companions in a life that are not entitled under the umbrella of family and they encompass the archive of solidarity. I have beheld friendships as a connection that connects us with the newest people on the newest paths. That is what makes friendships a subject matter of heed. As we must be cautious in stirring the right companions for us.

There is a far-flung list of takeaways for a friendship that is true in nature:

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The intention with which you are bonding up with someone or someone is bonding up with you should be wiped from all the infiltrates. If the intention would be affixed with a mere personal benefit then that is indeed a red flag for you to escape emotional breakdowns. The friendship that is true in nature is as divine as a crystal mingled with water droplets. 

Friendships are measured by how much you showcase the love and affection you hold for another person. These days people are swayed away by the flatteries done on social media pavements rather than the pavements that are erected by a friend in real life. The acknowledgement that is portrayed on social media for a friend is given is more value-smitten. The outlooks of a friendship are heeded more than the inner roots of the friendship. 

The friendship that is true in nature undergoes various phases and each phase holds myriad challenges. This challenging situation in friendship is when the conflict of miscommunication or misunderstanding envelops the bond of a person. The functionality of a person in this situation manifests the true shades of friendship. This primal stage is aware of the person either about the robust bond that he shared or about the fragile bond. Succeeding to this stage arrives at another conclusion in this litmus test of a friendship that is true in nature. The conclusion of this turmoil-smitten stage can also reveal who deserves how much attention and space in your life. 

Friendship in true nature is accompanied by a distanced but not distant relation. The distance can be a factor to overhaul the feeble connections but if that distance overrides the heart-to-heart connection then it is an ominous sign. 

Friendship stands true when it abides by the actional ethos of a friendship. People get etched for a bond easily but determining that bond as a surreal bond ought to be the juncture of concern.  

Adeena Navaid

Adeena is a student at Miranda House, Delhi University pursuing B.A Programme in Political Science and Philosophy.

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