"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart"

BOSSOM FRIENDS are rare, and they are there for us throughout our lives. They criticize us in private and defend us in public. They are happy with our success and encourage us when we fail. They remember who we would like to meet and arranged a lunch so that we could do so. When they see us feeling down, they ask other friends to pay us some attention. They write to us from the other side of the world where they are having fabulous holiday. They come and stay in our home if we are afraid of being alone. They are kind without being fussy, our confidants without being indiscreet, attentive without being possessive, concerned without being paternalistic.

They can be our parents, brothers and sisters,cousins, a former schoolmate,neighbors, co-workers, or even old boyfriends or girlfriends. They can live on another continent or work 14 hours a day, but they are always available to us.

Who has a few friends like that has a lot.

We may not see each other for a long time but our bond stays forever.