The Essence Of Friendship

I used to start a conversation to every strangers whom I felt can be a friend of mine, even in a short span of time, and while we are still together in the journey we’ve taken through a bus, at a ship or to any situation that I can be with the crowd. It was a great experience to talk with them, laugh with them out of nothing, as well as knows their personal background and even history when chances are obvious to grab in knowing them beyond any person can learn about her or him. Some acquaintances lasts, sometimes it would only for that day, but whatever, the lessons that I’ve got from such conversation has remains in me, and would never be vanished from the memory of my brain, because it was my experience with other people, with the stranger who touches my inner being. I learned people, I learned too about myself, our differences, what is mine that she doesn’t have and vis-à-vis.

However, making conversation along the road doesn’t mean a friendship to me, because friendship in my own opinion is about opening yourself to others that takes times before I can trust her, and about knowing herself too, with no lies and pretensions. Without taking advantage but only a willingness to share your life. Friendship anyhow is difficult to find in this world, in fact, I might know almost a hundred of people, but I never know who really they are? Therefore, I never have friends. There is absolutely no friends in this world, because they completely don’t know about me, I have secrets that I couldn’t share, because of fears. There really no friendship in this world, no other but just one, with Jesus.

The essence of friendship can only be found through JESUS, he has all the qualities, the attributes of the essence on friendship. He will never be faltered and would not be failed in you. You can confide your secret, and He corrects you when you are wrong. You might be angry, but He never will. That’s the true essence of friendship. You can never find anywhere but just with Him. Find the true meaning of friendship, just through your best and real friend, JESUS!

Conversation with strangers, anyhow might not lead into friendship, but it doesn’t mean, it can also be wasted and just no value, because the opportunity to have them around is a gift of time that your real friend, Jesus given unto you. It is not an incident, it has purpose to reveal that He really cares for you, and He doesn’t want you to be alone at the middle of the crowd. Strangers are not your friend, but they are a gift that you can learn for life. They are gift, so we still have to value them and treasure the rest of our lives. The essence of friendship is about being around; even He can’t be seen in your naked eyes, but the million eyes of the heart, He is there. The essence of friendship is only Him.