Sheela Mishra » Friendship

Friend And Acquaintance

Sheela Mishra — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:13:52 +0000

There is a difference between being an acquaintance and being a friend. An acquaintance is someone whose name you know, who you see every now and then, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around.

It’s a person that you can invite to your home and share things with. But they are people who you don’t share your life with, whose actions sometimes you don’t understand because you don’t know enough about them.

On the other hand, a friend is someone you love. Not that you are “in love” with them, but you care about them and you think about them when they are not there. The people you are reminded of when you see something they might like, and you know this because you know them so well. They are the people whose pictures you have and whose faces are in your head regardless.

Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you. They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn’t need an excuse. They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who won’t laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you. They are the people you love, regardless of whether you realize it.

Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation. They are the people that when you hug them, you don’t think about how long to hug and who’s going to be the first one to let go.

Maybe they are the people that hold the rings at your wedding, or maybe they are the people who give you away at your wedding, or maybe they are the people you marry. Maybe they are the people who cry at your wedding because they are happy or because they are proud.

They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do. They are are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.

They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.

A Friend

Sheela Mishra — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:50:01 +0000

Here is the ABC of friendship:

(A) ccepts you as you are
(B) elieves in “you”
(C) alls you just to say “HI”
(D) oesn’t give up on you
(E) nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F) orgives your mistakes
(G) ives unconditionally
(H) elps you
(I) nvites you over
(J) ust “be” with you
(K) eeps you close at heart
(L) oves you for who you are
(M) akes a difference in your life
(N) ever Judges
(O) ffer support
(P) icks you up
(Q) uiets your fears
(R) aises your spirits
(S) ays nice things about you
(T) ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U) nderstands you
(V) alues you
(W) alks beside you
(X) plains thing you don’t understand
(Y) ells when you won’t listen and
(Z) aps you back to reality

Don’t be late for LOVE

Sheela Mishra — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:38:11 +0000

Daniel : I guess we are the left overs in this world.
Jasmine : I think so. All of my friends have boyfriends and we are the only two persons left in this world without any special someone in our lives.
Daniel: Yup! I don’t know what to do.
Jasmine: I know! We’ll play a game.
Daniel: What game?
Jasmine: I’ll be your girlfriend for thirty days and you will be my boyfriend.
Daniel: That’s a great plan. In fact, I don’t have anything to do for the following weeks..

DAY 1:
They watched their first movie together and were both touched in the romantic film.

DAY 4:
They went to the beach and had a picnic. Daniel and Jasmine had their quality time together.

DAY 12:
Daniel invited Jasmine to a circus and they went to a Horror House. Jasmine was scared and she tried to touch Daniel’s hand but by accident she touched someone else’s and they both laughed..

DAY 14:
They saw a fortune teller down the road and asked for their future. The fortune teller said: “My darlings, please don’t waste the time of your lives. Spend your time together happily.” Then tears flow from the teller’s eyes.

DAY 20:
Jasmine invited Daniel to go to the hill and they saw a meteor. Jasmine mumbled something .

DAY 28:
They rode on a bus and because of the bumpy road, Jasmine gave her first kiss to Daniel by accident.

DAY 29: 11:37 pm:
Daniel and Jasmine were sitting in the park where they first decided to play this game.

Daniel: I’m tired Jasmine. Do you want any drinks? I’ll buy you one. I’ll just go down the road.
Jasmine: Apple juice would be fine,thanks.
Daniel: Wait for me…

20 minutes later, a stranger approached Jasmine.

Stranger : Are you a friend of Daniel?

Jasmine : Yes. Why? What happened?

Stranger : A reckless drunken driver ran over Daniel and he is critical in the hospital.

11:57pm:
The doctor came out from the emergency room and handed out an apple juice and a letter to Jasmine.

Doctor : We found this in Daniel’s pocket.

Jasmine read the letter which says:

Jasmine, this past few days, I realized you are really a cute girl and I am falling for you. Your cherished smile, your everything when we played this game and before this game ends. I would like you to be my girlfriend for the rest of my life. I love you, Jasmine.

Jasmine crumples the paper & shouted..

Daniel! I don’t want you to die. I love you. Remember that night we saw a meteor? I mumbled something. I wished that we would be together forever and never end this game. Please don’t leave me, Daniel. I love you, you cannot do this to me.

Then the clock strikes twelve.

Daniel’s heart stop pumping

THEN IT WAS THE 30th DAY…

Always love your loved ones and show them how you feel before it’s too late. You will never know when they will be gone from your embrace. If you were given a time to bestow petals of everlasting compassion & love to your love ones, today is the day. Love them while they are still here.

The Hospital Window

Sheela Mishra — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:21:48 +0000

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn’t hear the band – he could see it. In his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”