Friends...We can't live without 'em

Friendship…another one of those complex relationships…seriously speaking...is there some rule book which you’re supposed to read before you embark on the task of making a friend so that you don’t lose that person... at least not unless you want to...
Isn’t friendship all about giving and receiving, about sharing and caring, about patience (you’d want loads of that), accepting your friend for what he or she is, knowing that he/she is not perfect but having the understanding to overlook the faults and not wanting to change him/her just to suit your satisfaction? At least that’s what I thought...
Now, I feel there’s a lot of negativity creeping into this once beautiful and pure relationship. There’s a lot of doubt, envy, hatred, selfishness and other rotten emotions that are ruining close friendships. We have forgotten to forgive and forget... it gets too tedious for some!!!!! Right! Let’s just move on, shall we? Oh, sure there are the memories...but it’s just getting too much! Can’t take it any more...but aren’t the difficulties encountered just strengthening the friendship...you learn new things from your friend and understand different facets of your relationship you have never seen before...
I think we should all learn to be less expectant...let’s not ask and demand too much... I mean, why make things more difficult than they already are... I think the best thing in any relationship...to make it work...is communication. Communication is very important...how else would you know what the other person is feeling...its always best to say that you don’t like a particular habit of the other person and let out whatever is there inside...not speaking will never solve the problem. Never harbour any ill-will towards the other person.
Make an effort to understand that special person more...he/she does not need to show his/her love through gestures or gifts but it’s those little little things that count...when he/she was there for you when you really needed him/her...