Choice matters In Friends and Friend Circle
The often quoted wise maxim " Friendship is a virtue", seems sweet sounding but it is not a rule, more so in the fast changing world today. There often arise cases of intimate friends turning into bitter foes. Man being a social animal, friend circle is desirable as a human need. The matter rests on an individual whom to choose a friend and how big should be the friend circle.
It is desirable and wiser to have fewer friends than too many. This is suitable for many reasons. Firstly, too many friends say around twenty can prove a nuisance and can be a source of inconvenience fo an individual. It is hard and painstaking to entertain them collectively at times and even harder to comply with their needs and demands. This is especially applicable in modern times. With growing business, life has become speedier than ever and people have hardly to spare some time for their own relief and respite from everyday monotony and drudgery.
This may sound a bit of selfishness or developing a kind of self-centeredness among individuals. But it has become a fact in modern society. The fact remains that with change of life style in living, the nature of relations among humans too have been affected and friendship is no exception.
In the old order of bye gone days, life offered leisure in plenty and moved slowly. Relations lasted longer. Now a days, less leisure means less time for oneself and even lesser for others to spare. This applies to friends and relations too. As it is a two way matter, there is not much to complain about in the light of modern life facts. It is sufficient to realize why a smaller circle of friends is desirable these days. It is rather better not to offend too many than pleasing the few which is more convenient.
The subject of friendship is very common. It has the same kind of feelings all over the world in basic terms. But cultural, regional and social variations see the matter from different angles. A common man in today's life of experiencing rising cost of life may not be able to meet the demands of a larger friend circle. Those who are well to do can afford more friends than others and it is not bad. Any way, friends are the closest with whom we can share.
Thanks and best wishes,
Harjinder Singh Sandhu
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