Friendship bands a treasure

I read it somewhere that “Friendship is the only ship that doesn’t sink even in the worst storms” and that’s true. It’s the only relation, which we choose for ourselves, unlike our family which we get automatically upon our birth. If we have the support of our friends then we can overcome any hardships in life like a cakewalk. Friends stand by us even when the whole world is against us. That’s the bonding of friendship.

We have a special day to celebrate this beautiful relationship with our friends on friendship day.  But with the extreme use of online media now, friendship day is confined to sending messages to our friends through Whatsapp or posting a quote on our facebook page. Despite the availability of friendship bands at stores, people prefer to stay away from it, seems like its craze is now diminishing now (my personal view). Another reason could be, our busy schedule where we hardly have time for ourselves then how can we reach out to our friends with a friendship band to celebrate the occasion? Friendship doesn’t need a band to prove you are friends with someone but it feels good when a friend put a band in your hand on this day.

This friendship day was very unique for me, after many years Harish, my friend put a friendship band in my hand. Last I had worn friendship band, was during my college days, when Ashutosh gave me one on friendship day. I had seen that band at a shop and wished someone could gift it to me. So when Ashutosh gifted me that band, I was quite surprised. My first question was, which shop did you buy it? His answer stunned me, he bought it from the same shop, where I had seen it. When I told him about this band and how I wished to have it, he was quite amused and proud of his selection. Today we stay in different cities, have not met for quite some years now, even phone calls are at very long intervals but that hasn’t affected our bonding a bit, proud to have him as my friend J.

I don’t know how Harish became my friend. The first time we met I didn’t feel, am meeting him for the first time. We were like house on fire as we had lot of things in common. Most amazing part is we stay close to each other, that gives us an opportunity to catch up whenever we are free.

This friendship day, using technology at its best, I sent Whatsapp message to all my friends, that was the beginning of the day for me. After that I went to meet Harish, as it was his son’s birthday. Once at his place, when we were looking after the arrangements, felt the need to buy few things. We went to a nearby shop and were busy buying stuffs for birthday celebration. When out of a blue moon Harish took a friendship band and put it in my hand wishing Happy Friendship Day. I was thunder stuck for some time because after very long time something like this was happening to me.

Harish’s gesture touched me within and was guilty too, why this thought didn’t come to me? It’s never too late to celebrate an occasion, I too took a band, ditto same to same put it in his hand and wished him, one more time but with a band now, unlike the morning message. This wish was the best one.

At night while going to bed, I realized that band was neon, we can see it at night, once lights are turned off. Took my phone and Whatsapped him , immediately got the reply from him in the form of a smiley J. Next day I removed the band, to keep it as a treasure with Ashutosh’s band.