Friends

Ever wondered about them? Off course you have!

A penny for my thoughts today?
Friends are family
with belongingness rather than bondage
with responsibility rather than obligation
with fondness rather than protocol
with necessary space rather than interference
with a sportive acceptance of each other's weaknesses
rather than unwarranted expectations and compulsions
where ego surfaces now and then but affection wins in the end
despite the barriers of age, bank balance, looks,
without any common bloodline, property share, genes or stigmas
just a shared spirit!

If only family was full of friends... how so many of our problems would be eliminated...right?