Celebration of friendship day may be a western
concept but Indian history is flooded with stories about friendship
and the qualities of true fiends. One such story which instantly
comes to our mind is of Krishna and Sudama. This story does not only
touches our emotions but also teaches us a lot of lessons to be
implemented in our lives. First is the economic barrier as we become
older the concern about social well being and financial status are
reflected in our behavior. This could be intentional or might be un-
intentional too. We start discriminating poor if we are financially
sound enough. This is the root cause of hatred and discrimination
among us and is ultimately reflected within our society. There are
fewer rich but most are underprivileged in our country hence the
example of Krishnsa and Sudama friendship is more relevant. The
story gives us the clear message that no one is either rich or poor
in friendship the friends are just friends and friendship is
forever. If we extend this quality among our society definitely the
concern and care for each other will be on the driving seat and we
can break the economic barrier which is the cause of hatred among
us. We must be eager to help our friends and there is no place of
egoism and selfishness between true friends. India has given the
doctrine of “Bashudehva Kutumbukam” meaning the whole world is a
huge family. We never invaded any country just to impose our power
or for mere lust. Although our history has witnessed many invasions
since time immemorial. But these invaders loved our culture so much
that they finally mingled and lost their individuality and a
homogeneous mixture of Indian culture emerged as if we were the
ocean and invaders like rivers which lost their identity when coming
in contact with us. This is only possible because we love and
respect even the strangers which after coming to this divine land
become a part of this huge family.
