A friend in need is a friend in deed - I am sure most of us saw this on the school boards and many other places. But what do we really know about friendship? I am being honest in saying that I have, in recent years, understood the true meaning of a good friendship. I am not going to hide the fact that I  have faultered, in many ways, in maintaining some beautiful relations by being ignorant about the fundamentals of the same. But time and again I have been reminded about the purity and the unconditonality of loving as a friend and not just being loved. Almost like divine grace. There have been and are people who have led by example and continue to lead with love and strengthen my ideology about being a good friend
I would like to talk about a movie, that does exactly what I said! The Star, is a beautiful animated Christmas movie, with a different perspective, that of Boaz - a donkey, who is irresistibly compelled to follow the North Star and how he sets out on a mission with a friend but ends up being a witness to the most magical event on the planet. I would recommend you watch the movie

Bo has a vision and shares  that vision with a friend , sets out fearlessly - You find people with a similar vision and fearlessly follow it in partnership. This teaches you to BELIEVE in your vision and the partnership ie your friend who shares it with you

Bo befriends a sheep - Ruth who is has left her flock with a vision - Even if your friends don’t believe  in your vision, you courageously set out on your own for you will make friends on your way, you will find your tribe

Bo treats Mary special even with her simplicity as against the riches of the royal caravan , merely in the basis in how much he is loved and how much he loves her. Goes back to help her even when his dream was in front of her eyes, speak about a friend in need and in deed - NO greater Love than that of friendship . What makes your friends special is not their royalties but their qualities and their love for you and yours for them
Being available for a friend in need and in deed is the true essence of a friend

Bo says mean things to the sheep and comes back and apologises to which the sheep accepts him gracefully and non judgementally with the same excitement - Even when you fight , have the courage to apologise and as a friend have the grace to forgive without judgement

The sheep trains Bo to wedge on the hills to maintain balance , talk about sharing knowledge - Share your knowledge 


They always stayed together despite of their differences on the basis of their vision and were compassionate and helpful through the struggles - Being together through the glory and the struggles, being compassionate and celebrate the difference and the similarities. 



So what is your take on friendship? Comment on this article to tell me your perspective or views! Hope you enjoyed this post.

Thank you for reading!

XO
Kimaya