“I’ll be there for You, like I have been there before, I’ll be there
for You ...” Does that ring a bell? That’s
right folks, it’s the title track of the very, very, very famous sitcom
‘FRIENDS.’ Imagine how awesome life would be with all your friends together all
the time with you, sharing your joys and sorrows. That’s how, there are these
six friends struggling and surviving on their own in the real world with each
other’s support, companionship and above all, love.
‘FRIENDS’
reminds me much more of my friends. I could easily relate my life to it, with
knowing that how badly the real world sucks, or using the word ‘pathet’ for
pathetic, which according to Ross is a Sanskrit term for a cool way of living
and it’s better to have a monkey than a human as a roommate. I still remember
Rachel’s 18 page letter back and front and her statement-‘once a liar, always a
liar’ and Chandler working as a ‘Transponder’, that’s the term I use when I
barely understand what a person’s job is or ‘Unaki’ which is actually a kind of
sushi but you can call it ‘the art of self defence.’ Only a true FRIENDS fan
would understand what exactly I am talking about.
But
then, what if you actually had a friend who is the mother hen of the group with
her obsessive cleaning and a control freak nature or a friend having psychic
crazy thoughts or a sarcastic friend or a friend just loving pizza or a friend
little hyper or a friend beautiful enough, having Chanel, Vintage and all the
other brands in the world yet whining over stuff. Believe it or not but I
hangout with a bunch of such people. They could be a pain in the neck and trust
me being with them isn’t a child’s play.
Back
3 years, these people were all strangers to me, their every habit and act
annoyed me, irritated me. But today, even if one day I don’t get to hear from
them I get annoyed and irritated. For me 1st Sunday of August is not
the only friendships day rather every single day with my friends is a
friendships day. We have our own jokes, disputes, quarrels and understanding.
They
accept me for what I am. They supported me when I was right and taught me when
I went wrong. They were never critical or judgemental of me or my work. They
always gave me money when I stood empty handed in the canteen, they taught me
to laugh without reasons, they taught me the trick to pass exams without
studying and also how to stand smartly while being scolded.
When
I was awfully low, they cheered me. While I would cry, they gave me their
shoulder. They were my laughter on a tearful day. They are the reason for my
phone doesn’t stop ringing until its battery dries off. They are the ones
making me embarrass in front of my crush. They are the ones calling me with 100
different names. They give the cheapest and funniest therapy no shrink could
ever give. Yet, when I am around them I don’t have to pretend to be someone
else. It’s just me, the real me.
I
am lucky to have such friends by my side all way long. So my dear friends, no
one will tell you that life will be this way, in future, your job maybe a joke
and you may go broke and your love life maybe DOA, you may get stuck in the
second gear and it won’t be your day, or week or month or even a year, but..Your
friends will always say ‘I’ll be there for You...’
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