Why is it that often, new friendships fade
into a kind of indifference after a while whereas old bonds can be revived any time?
What is it about childhood friendships?
We travelled with my dad every two years
and this moving constantly never really gave us the time to strengthen bonds.
Today, when I see my children having such strong bonds with their friends, it
is because they were together since school days.
As children, there were no motives attached
to friendships.
Not a care in the world about the frills of
family name, fame etc.
Comparisons set in only when, as adults, we
start calculating and comparing.
But as I always say, everything does have
two sides and the good side of changing cities is that you learn to adjust and
adapt early in life. And unconsciously, your mental horizons expand as well.
We call ourselves widely travelled when we
have indulged in a lot of foreign travel. But I tell people I was a widely
travelled kid!
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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