Do you know what is the sign of a good friend? There is a criteria to judge if someone is a real friend or not. Do you know it?
When you go to a friend with a problem and if you walk away from them feeling lighter, then they are a good friend. If you go back to them thinking that, Oh my God, I thought it was a small problem, but it is so big, and you feel heavier, then they are not good friends.
The same thing applies to you. When someone comes to you with a problem, do you magnify the problem and tell them it is insurmountable, you will be doomed, and make them feel more miserable? Or do you make them feel lighter and more confident so that they walk away with a smile? This is the criteria of a friend. Have any of you thought about this before? If not, today you've learned something new to think about. Just test it and do a trial run.
Here are some valuable advice given by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on importance of Friendship:
!1. "Friendship is love with transparency. You can be your honest self with a true friend. With friends, you can share and spend time together without fearing their judgments."
!2. "Your mind can be your best friend if it is under your reins or your worst enemy if you are under its reins."
!3. "A Ruler has no friends and a Saint has no enemies. Getting too close to a Ruler or staying away from a Saint is a big loss to oneself!"
!4. "May this celebration bring people together in a spirit of friendship, brotherhood and peace.”
!5. "Friendship based just on needs doesn't last long. However, when it comes from a space of sharing, the whole world will befriend you.”
!6. "Life works on strange laws of nature. One never knows when a friend turns enemy & vice versa. Rely on yourself; self-reliance.”
!7. "Friendliness is your nature. It has no motive or purpose. It doesn't matter who you are friendly with.”
!8. "Friendship implies uplifting and supporting each other and supporting even in the most challenging and toughest of times.”
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