The ship of life Across shore awaits a boat Though sea's are rough, its still afloat Raise the sails, held up by mast

Forget the troubles of distant past As wave crash down upon the deck Steady the boat; not quite a wreak Tend the mast, and fix the scratch light the lantern with one last match
The storm will end,
pull anchor and rope.
look up to see the stars of hope.

Dependence?? Friendliness?? First meditate, be blissful, then much love will happen of its own accord. Then being with others is beautiful and being alone is also beautiful. Then it is simple, too. You dont depend on others and you dont make others dependent on you. Then it is always a friendship, a friendliness. It never becomes a relationship, it is always a relatedness. You relate, but you dont create a marriage. Marriage is out of fear, relatedness is out of love. You relate; as long as things are moving beautifully, you share. And if you see that the moment has come to depart because your paths separate at this crossroad, you say good-bye with great gratitude for all that the other has been to you, for all the joys and all the pleasures and all the beautiful moments that you have shared with the other. With no misery, with no pain, you simply separate.

Who is a friend?
someone we can relate to!
someone with whom we can be ourselves!
Just a word or smile from them can make a whole situation seem different .
Yes to all those. The friendship is much more deeper than love.
To this person we show our true selves instead of hiding behind a mask.
And the reason when a friend moves away or distance themselves the pain and hurt is so much more than when one loses love.