Our friends are like angels - they lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly, and when they reach for our hand, they often touch our hearts.
My sweetest memory is of the time I first met my best friend. I was three years old and, at that age, family are our only friends. So there I was all alone on my first day of preschool and who should happen to take my hand but Jule.
We used to spend every spare minute sitting at the Lego table - not ever really building anything, just spending time together.
It is the joy of friendships such as these and the excitement of being together which makes life worth living. Think of all the friends you have had and there is no doubt that the time you spent with them was the time you valued most.
From the time we are children the importance of friendship is instilled in each of us. During kindergarten we make what are usually our first friends and, throughout primary school and high school, we continue some of these friendships while letting go of others.
Friendships are important to us as children but we usually change at the beginning of adolescence, becoming more willing to talk about ourselves and share our problems or advice.
As friends, we tell each other almost everything that is going on in our lives - an activity that continues throughout high school and university.
When the time comes for us to venture into the work force and leave studying behind, we often find ourselves at a loss a loss of the number of friends we had and a loss of the time we had to spend together. Perhaps this is the time in our lives we truly realize the value of real friends.
All through life we make friends and, sometimes, let them go. It has been said that people come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Some people come into our lives to Dolls teach us something, or for us to Letizia teach them something.
Others become a part of our lives for a short time - perhaps we needed a shoulder to cry on when no one else was around, and some friends enter our lives and remain part of them forever - sent to us for a lifetime - whatever the reason. Some people may not have friends because they have chronic pain. They might want to read: Pain Management: 5 Mental Techniques to Help You
Friendship is, and always has been, such a precious gift. We all need friends, and being a good one can make life so much more meaningful.
No generation has been in greater need of friendship than our present one. In this, the 21st century, we have isolated ourselves to a degree, making it harder than ever not only to make friends, but to keep them.
We secure ourselves against unwelcome personal invasion by living in high-rise apartments where we meet our neighbours once a month, residing in suburbs where we're surrounded by high fences and security systems, de-listing or withholding our telephone numbers and standing guard dogs at our gates.
Gone are the days of meeting the grocer at the corner store or eating dinner as a family at the dining table. We have said goodbye to spending Sundays in the park with our friends and family, replacing these activities with hours glued to the TV - often alone.
Life is all about people. One of the most delightful experiences in life is being with friends and our existence should be a shared experience where friendships are the most memorable encounters we have. Such is the importance of friends in our lives that, to a lot of us, they probably fall second only to our families.
One of the most rewarding occurrences is unexpectedly running into friends and seeing their eyes light up with pleasure or a smile spread across their faces, just because they have seen us.
Our friendships keep us happy when we're sad and encouraged when we're down. Without them, heights that have been reached may never have been achieved. The lives of the people who have achieved great success should teach us the importance of friendship, for nothing of importance is usually done alone.
Life is full of variety and there are often times when we find it hard to face the world alone. Usually, friends are the first people we turn to, and while they may not be able to provide perfect solutions all the time, true friends are always willing to listen and ernpathise with us.
It is important to recognise others who are on our path, because our paths have probably crossed for a reason. We should remain open to the possibility that everyone we meet is a potential friend, and everyone we deal with may be able to teach us something valuable.
It is in individual friendships that we find support and security. Our friends playa major part in shaping the people we are, or those we will become. So let the unquenchable fire of friendship burn in your heart and share the beauty of friendship - and all the wonder it can add to life.
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About the author: Tracy Scott is a Food & Nutrition expert who writes for Nutrition Comparison Magazine.
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