Friends👑... Of Soul💓

"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be." - Douglas Pagels

Some of you were with me in the kindergarten and we played games together. We had so much fun and laughter. Now,  I don't even remember your name,  but a glimpse of you as a little cute being and your lovely chuckle are still captured somewhere within me and flashes often. And those in junior school, we were seat-partners often sharing and quarelling about our pencils, erasers and sharpeners. We compared handwritings and raced to complete classwork.  We had our jealousy fights as we found the other one being too close to some kid, who was not your seat partner. 😊😄 And how we shared our tiffins with all, but a bigger share was only for you... That "double toffee" for my best buddy on my "happy birthday"🎂... Hiding it from other kids!!! 🎉Those lovely notebook-torn paper cards that we gave to each other on birthdays and festivals and how could we miss on the happy holiday cards before any school vacations... We were so small,  and so pure! We were not aware of being rich or poor,  beautiful or ugly,  cast and creed,  intelligent or fool, simple or cunning. All we knew about each other was that we are friends, and its fun being together. Isn't it the best part of tender age friendships, truly friends with the soul✨! If we go down the memory lane, you surely will see a few naughty faces who bring a smile on your face.😊✨

Next, let's revisit the high school lane... Even while reading this, can't you see the lighted face of friends in school uniform,  with whom we really mingled well. We communicated with our hearts and all mischiefs were well planned and executed. And the super fun days of life are amongst those days. Most of us will have our bff's (best friends forever)  category of friends from those days. The confidante! It was the phase of the girls gang and the boys gang... And also the section-gang,  subject-gang, names are given, love-birds are isolated, studious ones are grouped,  notorious ones are infamous, comedians and dons are framed, its an another world...such a happening one! By now, we are quite aware of the worldly differences, but we still can't associate them with feelings.  The soul is free from any need of confining its horizons to unworthy earthly things. The friends we make here, are closely associated straight from the hearts... And have a great probability to stay there forever. We do remember them by names too,  well,  most of them.

Then we grow-up... A little confined beings! In college, hostels and even workplaces, though we have a huge group to have fun with, but a very few close associates... And a fewer friends at heart. It's time when we start choosing our friends, opening up only to few. The soul may not know 'why' but the soul surely knows 'who'... That's pretty amazing to find after the choices are made. Those are people we get close to for apparent reasons like similar aspirations,  being class-mates,  room-mates, interest in same games, helping hands,  tv-time friends,  many such category friends who are good to talk to as we share specific things common. This is what we think. But the soul,  even then is exploring an altogether other realm of associations, learning its lessons, preserving its experiences. The lucky ones,  like me, have the besties for the lifetime, from this phase too.

Although these are the most probable places we may have our friends from, other than these,  we do have those neighbourhood buddies - priviledged to be there with you right from the time you wake up,  to the time your family has to intervene to go to respective homes to sleep!  And I learnt about chance friends, made while travelling or meeting in a camp or a party or a wedding... Friendship is such a beautiful thing to happen just anywhere,  anytime and without any restrictions to any number,  caste, colour, creed, country, lifestyle, age, profession, finances or just any worldly differences... Isn't it so very amazing to be friends? But we hardly ever spare time to think of it as especial... Now you do! 😊

Amongst the abovesaid, there are rare cases of deep friendships. Those are often referred to as Soul Mates (similar energetic frequency, Karmic Twins) and Soul Mirrors (true energy counterpart, Twin Soul) ! You do get the vibes of such soul friends, in this life or/and beyond. This is, I think, a topic to be explored separately in a dedicated blog (someday). Whether you believe in such stuff or not, these are the essentials of a soul's journey.🔮 The arena is vast, not limited to one life✨.

"In a world where everyone wears a mask, it's a priviledge to see a soul."

Oh my dear one,  you are one amazing person I know (in wholeness) and regard you with trust and affection.  You are my friend. Your presence in my life has surely made it more beautiful. I love you for just being YOU to ME!!! ❤

Dedicated to all my friends💟

(who tinkled my soul...)