My Quotes About Friendship and Best Friends

Rejoicing in solitude is a sad thing. (G. E. Lessing)

Have you ever been in an uninhabited island for a time long enough to realise you have no one to share your joys and sorrows? Have you at least read any story about being in this kind of situation? One of the most popular that kind of stories is the story about Robinson Crusoe and his adventures on that type of an island. The poor guy spend a couple of years completely alone, with not one soul around to speak to and share his feelings and his life.
Finally he met a native from another island who, if I am not mistaken, was being persecuted by his fellows. Despite the cultural and speech barriers, Robinson was so happy to see him that he started caring for a poor guy and gave him shelter. When you’re alone for this long, your attitude and judgement about friendship changes completely. It doesn’t matter anymore if he is from Argentina or Africa and you’re from Manhattan. What matters is to find at least one soul to share your life with (not necessarily as a married couple). We are very often quite picky about choosing our friends, but sometimes you just need to be alone for a week to realize how miserable is life when there is no one around to share it with. Few quotes about life and happiness of this kind you can learn from the movie “Into the wild”. I like one in particular and it goes like this: “Happiness is only real when shared”. I couldn’t agree with it more.

Sometimes our walls are put up not just to keep people out, but to see who will be willing to break them down. (Source unknown)

Our life often resembles a twisted path through the valleys and mountain peak, through the long deserts and seas. The same goes about our experience and relationship with each other – it would be too boring to have only the sweet conversation without any quarrel and controversy. Hence our feelings change and as life hardships arise, we escape into solitude and build walls around our soul. There are countless reasons for this kind of reaction: loss of a loved one, relative or close friend, physical and emotional damage, problems in work, divorce and so on and so forth. During these times people realise that they are vulnerable and instead of asking for help, they turn their back on it. Building psychological walls is one way to do it, hoping to avoid any further pain and sorrow. The problem is that we are social beings – meaning that despite how deep we hide in ourselves, there is always a tiny beam of hope that someone will be brave enough to reach his hand through the barrier and help us out.
When your friend suffers a loss and goes through a test of life, it is only natural to see him angry and even furious and hostile. The essential thing here is staying with him despite his hostility and unfriendliness. Believe me, deep inside he thirsts for love and understanding and it’s only a matter of time before you brake the walls and reach into his heart. The question is, are you willing to stay and help, even when he tries to banish you from his heart? If you’re thinking about leaving him right now to take all the pain on his own – I suggest reading some best friend quotes or funny life quotes and reconsidering your resolution. Remember, best friends are the ones who stay beside you in the deserts and peaks of your life. Are you that kind of friend?