MY FAVOURITES ... EYE-CATCHING LINES..!!

“Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . ."” 
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” 
― Albert Camus

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” 
― Elbert Hubbard

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” 
― Mark Twain

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” 
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” 
― Joan Powers, Pooh's Little Instruction Book

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” 
― Bob Marley

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” 
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.” 
― Alfred Lord Tennyson

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.” 
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.” 
― Jon Katz

two types of FRIENDS..

There are two types of friends in life: 

the kind that when you go away for a long time and come back, it feels like nothing's changed, and the kind that when you go away for a long time and come back, it feels like everything's changed.

I Need A Friend

I NEED A FRIEND

by AAYUSSHI MISHRA









I need a friend who along with time can help my broken heart to mend.

I need a friend who can lend me their ears,
someone who can dry my face of the many fallen tears.

need a friend that can hold me tight,
someone who won't let me go until made clear I am finally alright.

I need a friend who has once cried,
someone who knows what it is like to feel that inside you have died.

I need a friend who can tell me it's okay,
someone who knows I'm not crazy for feeling this way.

I need a friend who needs one too,
 I say this now because I hope that this someone I speak of turns out to be you.

My FIRST poem ....

TODAY I MISSED ........  !!


By Aayushi Mishra


I  missed a warm hug from you ,
hug that always made me feel  protected.

I missed a craddle voice of yours ,
voice that can make anyone laugh in any circumstance .

I missed a beautiful smile,
smile that asks me to smile even in worst conditions.

I missed someone's promise ,
promise to stay with me forever .

I missed that pumper handshake ,
handshake that sometimes irritates but still the most lovable.

I missed those two filled chairs beside me ,
filled chairs that always made me mentally alive .

I missed that tight hug and kiss,
hug that used to say I'll never leave you alone ,
kiss that used to leave lipstick's impression on my cheeks.

I missed those books snatched from my hand ,
books that were mine , but was never with me in your presence.

I missed that scolding voice ,
voice that never allowed me to weep.  (no one scolded me today when i was crying.)

I missed the presence of you all ,
presence that really made my day .


Today I missed ...

I missed that warm hug.
I missed that craddled voice.
I missed that beautiful smile.
I missed that promise.
I missed that handshake.
I missed those filled chairs.
I missed that tight hug and kiss .
I missed that scolding voice.
I missed presence of you all.

I missed it forever....!!!

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

Quintus Ennius
(the one who gave such a beautiful quote )

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED 

Meaning

Almost always it is the origin of a phrase or saying that requires the most research; the meaning being well understood. This phrase is interesting because there are various interpretations of its meaning.

Firstly, is it 'a friend in need is a friend indeed' or 'a friend in need is a friend in deed'? Secondly, is it 'a friend (when you are) in need' or 'a friend (who is) in need'?

 If the former, then the phrase means: 'someone who helps you when you are in need is a true friend'. If the latter, it is 'someone who needs your help becomes especially friendly in order to obtain it'.

So, that gives us four options:

1. A friend, (when you are) in need, is indeed a true friend. ('indeed')
2. A friend, (when you are) in need, is someone who is prepared to act to show it ('in deed')
3. A friend, (who is) in need, is indeed a true friend. ('indeed')
4. A friend, (who is) in need, is someone who is prepared to act to show it ('in deed')

 Nevertheless, there is no unambiguous right or wrong here and this is a phrase that we probably infer the meaning of from context when we first hear it. Whichever of the above options we initially opt for will cement our understanding of the phrase; probably forever, if the vehemence of the mutually contradictory mails I get on this subject are anything to go by.

Origin

A version of this proverb was known by the 3rd century BC. Quintus Ennius wrote: 'Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur'. This translates from the Latin as 'a sure friend is known when in difficulty'.

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations lists it as existing in English from the 11th century. The earliest version I can find is from Caxton's Sonnes of Aymon, 1489:

"It is sayd, that at the nede the frende is knowen."

The morality play Everyman also contains similar lines. The play's date is uncertain and scholars place it as 'late 15th century', which could be before Caxton's work:

Fellowship: Sir, I say as I will do in deed.
Everyman: Then be you a good friend at need;

By the 16th century, when the proverb was recorded in John Heywood's A Dialogue Conteynyng Prouerbes and Epigrammes, 1562:

Prove [that is, test] thy friend ere [before] thou have need; but, in-deed
A friend is never known till a man have need.
Before I had need, my most present foes
Seemed my most friends; but thus the world goes

So, what does that evidence indicate in terms of original meaning? Ennius' text is ambiguous and, being a later translation, can't be considered the original source of the phrase in English. Caxton's version is also unhelpful. The Everyman play is clearer in its intent and supports interpretation 2. Heywood's verse can't be considered the original meaning as the other citations predate it. It is worth considering though as Heywood was an indefatigable recorder of proverbs as understood in England in the 16th century. It is safe to say that, whatever view we have now, in 1562 either 1 or 2 was the accepted meaning.

Neither 3 nor 4 appears to be supported by early texts and, as they aren't widely held today either, it seems safe to discount them. On the balance of evidence, interpretation 2 has the best claim to be the original meaning of the phrase, that is, 'a friend, when you are in need, is someone who is prepared to prove their friendship by their deeds' .

A search of web-based material shows that 'a friend in need is a friend indeed' has about twice the public currency as 'a friend in need is a friend in deed'. Those who stand up for the latter are probably correct, but they will have a hard time changing the mind of the 'indeed' contingent.