Friendship - An Investment

What is one of the best investments? Is there any investment that can benefit your health, both physical and mental?

Yes, invest in friendship… having a couple of good friends or having a best friend with whom you can share your good and bad moments can definitely pay off. It is a worth investment in your life. When you are with friends, you don’t feel left alone but it gives you a sense of belonging. After a hectic day or week at work, when you sit with a friend and have a cup of coffee, you can feel the difference. It is a great way to unwind. It is an anti-stress…it is an anti-depressant

Friendships can build resilience. We feel from nobody to somebody, when we are with our friends. There is comfort and companionship in true friendships. We face many emotional pains in our life caused by many different situations like a broken relationship, death of a loved one, losing a job…. Good friends can always ease the trauma from such incidents. I have personally experienced that during the death of my dad and then mom. In both situations, I can not forget the support given by them - friend(s).

Not just that, take any happy moments in our life, a highly paid new job, getting engaged, a new baby in our life, buying a new apartment or car…anything.. when you share such moments with friends, the happiness gets multiplied.

Yes, when you feel hopeless, irritating, stressed out or started behaving indifferently, remember that a friend can help you out…

I know that we can not buy true friends. Friendship just happens. May be sometimes, we need to take some extra effort to build up some friendships…. It may not be always possible to have lots of friends. But at least we can always improve the existing relations……Whether we are the one who is supporting or being supported, friendship is a worth investment…yes, I am talking about true friends….