A fresh take on the real meaning of friendship on #FriendshipDay

For all of us, friendship is a blessing. Our friends are our neighbours, colleagues, classmates and sometimes, strangers who have left everlasting impressions on our lives. While friends become as close as families for many of us, do we really understand their importance.?

This Friendship Day, we wanted to get a better understanding of the importance of friendship, so we spoke to a few very special people who have seen and lived many kinds of relationships in their life. These are senior citizens who have taken shelter in an old age home when they coudln't depend on their families or the society for love and care in their twilight years. None of them came to the old age home with any expecations, but they found friends who became family. Their take on Friendship is pure and strong, and an inspiration to us all.

These senior citizens are only looking for a little love. Anyone who will welcome them with open arms immediately becomes a friend.

Because they are shunned by their families, they do not expect too much from others. But, when friendship comes their way, they are more than willing to give it their all.

We complain that our friends do not have enough time for us, but these senior citizens make sure that they spend each day with them.

At this age, the elderly might not celebrate Friendship Day like the youngsters. But, they certainly know how to have fun.

There is definitely no match for the zeal for life and friendship and life that these senior citizens have. They have found love and companionship in one another beyond linguistic or cultural borders. We can only pray that we have friends to love and cherish, just like these fortunate bunch of people who are friends for life.

We would love to know more about more such stories where friendship has crossed all barriers and been a pillar of support. Share your stories with us on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can also send us an email at jaagorein@gmail.com