International Day of Friendship

Not only is it today a day of friendship, but it's the 30. of July and that means it is the international day of friendship as this is to remind you what it is about.
All should have minimum one real friend in life. Many have none. Thought in time of Facebook some seem to have a thousand. But science has already made it clear years ago that near friends are hard to find because a near and dear friend is more then just a friend, more then just someone you know or share one or two interest. Although what a friend is actually is not to tell in one word. And some of us know very well that we have very different kinds of friends. Some are like family, some are just for the funny things and some are work friends and some are friends to travel with or some have friends to play a game with. You see, all this kind is real and worth sharing and caring for. But how does the deepest friendship look like? Is it like Bilbo and Frodo in the "Lord of rings"? I guess kind of. 
You have a true friend if you can confess whatever you did without fear. You have a good friend if you and your friend are doing things just because of love and respect and without expecting to get something in return. You sure have a dear friend if you can talk about anything and especially if you haven't seen each other a long time you still understand each other- those also without much words. Because your truest friend understands you without words. Sometimes it's like a marriage, sometimes you're like brothers and sisters, sometimes your best buddies and sometimes you're even more then lovers. 
It would be nice if each of us had minimum such a friend, but many have friends which they can have fun with but never can trust all the time or with whom they can talk about anything. Many have just companions which is in no way bad, but that means they can feel lonely and sad sometimes. Many people can share with others but will never be totally part of a circle of friends. Some don't even know how to do this, though you can learn from TV and cinema. 
And in times of Facebook there is the question, are internet friends true friends because they can share everything and read everything from you? I read that they are true friends but I think, this is just companionship. I am not saying that this is unreal or nothing worth. Actually friendships of all kind and ways can be cherished that way and keep warm and it's a fantastic way of keeping in contact to those you care, but be aware the internet is just the surface. Maybe you already know that and as we like to update us and make us better and as we like to tell things a bit more interesting, the internet will never be more then a medium to work with, but can never replace the talking on the phone, the meeting in real life and as I realized it not long ago- we even don't have the chance to follow all of our internet contacts, which is nothing bad but can make you confuse and forget that things stay out of sight and so sometimes you wonder why someone writes a statement you can't relate to. It's simple that the internet is unable to let you follow all and maybe this is a sign, a warning too... to all of us to remember that we can live with not knowing everything from each other. 
So let the emotion calm down sometimes is a god choice.

But to come back to the day of friendship. It is also a day to say thank you to yourself having friends. It is a day to be grateful to have friends and maybe tell them that you are happy to have them. You have every day of the year to tell how much you care and relate to them but sometimes we take them for granted and forget that they are a precious thing. 
So... no matter where you are my friends. I am very, very grateful and happy to have you. All of you- no matter how deep our friendship is, no matter how long it last, no matter what we share at last- thank you, THANK YOU for being there and being a friend and I hope I am good as I hope I can be for you.  May we share a bit of our lifetime, may we share things a bit longer and have some more memories. May we be there in hard and in good times for each other and when the time is over, let's hope we are grateful for the time we had and may we remember the good hours we had together.

LOVE & LIGHT