A Bond Beyond Time

Hello, dear friends! How is everyone doing? I hope you are all well and enjoying your time with your loved ones, no matter where you might be.

My friends and I have been together since ages. We became friends in our early childhood days when we were in the same school and in the same class. We also live in the same locality, but we only became known to each other in school, and the day we came to know each other was the day our friendship was born, and since then we have never been apart. In our early childhood days, we used to play cricket no matter what. As soon as we left school at 4 PM, we would carry our bats to play cricket right on the banks of the stream that flows through the village. It wasn’t cricket that brought us together at such times, but the presence of each other, which actually made our life meaningful back then and today as well. We have seen ups and downs together and have been at each other’s back whenever required. We have a great bond, and sometimes when I hear the friendship stories of others, I wonder what our story would be like if expressed.

In the early days, we were not allowed to go out for long durations and far from home, but now that we are old enough to take responsibility on our own and differentiate between right and wrong, we have full freedom to do whatever we want and go wherever we want. In our early childhood days, we did not have enough money to spend on each other, but now nearly all of us are involved in either private or government jobs or even business. Unfortunately for us, we rarely get time together, unlike the early childhood days when we used to spend a whole holiday with our friends and even on other days of the week. Now, as we are involved in jobs and earning our livelihood, we are facing the issue of not meeting up. Our get-together has now become a dream, but still we try to meet and spend time together and share whatever is going on in our lives.

A few weeks ago, my friends were all home because of a holiday. Mention is to be made here of the friends that I have. We are more than 10 members in our group. All of us are not available as some are out of the state doing their jobs, and only a few are here. We decided to have some time together, and our favourite place where we usually go to spend time and be in the quiet, scenic vicinity of nature is Nilnag Lake, located at a distance of about 7 km from our village. Usually, whenever we meet, we don’t meet in restaurants or places like that, because we always try to be in the enclosed vicinity of nature with no disturbance at all. Whenever we meet, we always arrange things for eating because we are all fond of eating and would never meet without having something to eat. And today again, we bought some chicken which was to be cooked there in the wild and enjoyed. We prefer to cook it by ourselves because restaurants do not always serve standard foods, and such foods are usually adulterated and preserved with chemicals which are harmful to human health, and that’s the reason we prefer to cook by ourselves and also cook it the way we want.

Our time together is always a cinema — we crack jokes, mock each other, dance with each other, sing along, and sometimes fight in a friendly manner. A few of my friends smoke, but at outings we all smoke only to enjoy those moments. On reaching the place, we straightaway divided our work: some were asked to collect the firewood and some were supposed to do what was required to prepare the food materials before they could be cooked. At first, we faced the problem of not being able to burn the firewood because it was wet, but due to our continuous efforts, eventually we were able to do it. While cooking, we all put forward our expert advice and tried to show our expertise. The food does not become the way we want, but still it always comes out to be quite tasty. Today again it was quite tasty. We all enjoyed it. For an outing, food is not important nor is cooking, but it’s the time that we spend together that matters, and we love the presence of each other.

Our friendship means no limits and still has no boundaries. We take proper care to ensure no discrimination. We never ever hurt each other, and that’s the core fundamental of our bonding. Having some silly moments with each other has become a part of our lives, and we have numerous such moments that are still vivid in everyone’s life. Such moments make our life happy and colourful, and it’s our bonding and the support of being at each other’s back whenever required that has helped us come out of the worst situations one could ever imagine without being distressed or depressed. We know each other’s importance, and we value that, and that’s the reason we never harm each other. I love my friends, and they are more like a lifeline, and the bond we share is unique and quite precious. Our life is meaningful, and we would hardly want our friends to be away. May our bond grow stronger and stronger with every passing day.

Thank you for going through my post. Have a great time ahead.