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Importance of friendship

Published : Sunday, 4 August, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 397
Friends' Day is celebrated on different dates in different countries. However, the first Sunday of August is still being celebrated as World Friendship Day in various countries including Bangladesh and India. However, on July 27, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated July 30 as "World Friends' Day". The UNGA declared International Friendship Day with the aim of creating a strong bond of friendship among people of different countries irrespective of race, colour, gender, religion etc.

It is known that Friendship Day was started on August 2, 1930 by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards. When people used to celebrate their friendship day through holidays. The day was promoted by the National Greeting Card Association in 1920, while many consumers felt that this day was brought to promote greetings cards. This was considered by many to be a commercial ploy at the time. In the 1940s, many Friendship Day cards were found in the United States. Nothing like this was found in Europe though, but Asian countries started celebrating this day. This day was first celebrated in Paraguay in 1958. Doctor Ramon Artemio Braco celebrated this day on July 20 by having his first dinner with his friend Puerto Pinasque. Although this day is celebrated on different dates in many countries. For example, this day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August in Bangladesh and India and July 20 in Brazil, Uruguay.

Friendship is a relationship that cannot be measured by personality. Cannot be expressed by definition. The word 'friend' may be small, but its depth and scope is great. Friendship is the best relationship of all. A friend is someone with whom one can freely talk to, with whom one can share one's pain, with whom one can gain the courage to conquer the world. Words that cannot be shared with parents can be lightened by freely sharing with a dear friend. Love is sometimes lost, but friends are never lost. In some areas of life, even if you don't find anyone else, you can still find friends. Friends will not let you down even though there are naturally obstacles in starting something new. Friends lend a helping hand in times of danger, and when this friendship is unbreakable, distance and time do not stand in the way.

According to Aristotle, every new thing seems excellent, but the older the friendship, the better and stronger it is. The word friend is very short but its significance cannot be described or measured by any definition, which is as deep as the ocean and vast as the sky. As the saying goes - good company lives in heaven, bad company destroys. One friend's character must influence another. So you must pay attention to that in choosing friends. Parents must be informed about it. He should also have a clear idea about his family, that's why Socrates said, be slow to make friends. But once you become friends, take care of him constantly. You can make friends with people of any age, young or old. Befriends animals, plants and other objects apart from humans. Friendship transcends caste, customs, religion and caste. A friendly hand removes many fears of the unknown. Conquers fear of danger and gives courage to achieve the impossible.

Parents, brothers, sisters and relatives who have friends have a different feeling. There are many things that parents or relatives should not feel free to say. But these unspoken words can be said to a friend. You can share your sorrows and even the words of special times with that special person. In the words of Rabindranath Tagore, the rose is a special kind of flower; Friends are also a special breed of people. He also said, 'Friendship means three substances. Two people and one world. That is to say, two people cooperate to complete the work of the world, and, love means only two people, and no world. Both people are two people's world'. French writer Anais Nin said, 'Each friend is a reflection of each world in us, maybe that world is not born until he comes. And that world can be born only through meeting with a friend. 

In times of trouble when no one wants to understand our pain, a true friend is still by our side. Friend means singing in the same tune, friend means insulting for no reason. A friend means a little hope in the ocean of despair, a friend means a chest of love. "The most beautiful relationship in the world is called friendship" - the depth of this eternal sentence of Aristotle is understood only when a true friend is found in life. Friendship means trust, friendship means cooperation between each other, friendship means being by your side in danger, being together in happiness and sorrow. Not at any point in life, friendship extends throughout life.

In today's social media, anyone pretending to be a friend can do a lot of damage. It is necessary to keep a watchful eye on this. A friend quarrels with a friend over a trivial matter, loss of honor and wealth and even murder. Many people get involved in immoral activities under the influence of bad friends. Indulge in various anti-social activities including drug consumption, eve-teasing, youth gangs.

On Friends' Day you can strengthen your relationship with your best friend. Can find a lost friend. There are many close friends with whom you have not been in contact for a long time, you can contact him. If you have a misunderstanding with someone, you can settle it. Can send different gifts. A few friends can participate in various social development activities together. Blood can save someone's life. Can work to protect the environment and even solve social crimes.

But not just friends, you have to understand if he is a real friend. Relationship tensions can lead to misunderstandings. But a true friend is one who stands by with a smile in times of happiness as well as courage to fight in times of sorrow. A close friend will be the first to rush to any problem you may have. You will find only 4-5 people in life who will not judge you by success or failure. The best friend will be one of them. The closest friend will listen most attentively to whatever kind of nonsense you have. True friendship really is as wide as a piece of diamond.

The writer is a banker and columnist



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