I catched an episode of the TV series “Friends” last night and while watching, memories of people I call ‘friends’ came rushing in. Then an interesting thought came. Are some of them really my friends? Or are they just people I had a ‘relationship’ with, be it working or social. Weren’t they just acquaintances? I realized that just because I interacted with several people closely before does not necessarily make them my friends, or me to them. It must have been just a ‘social relationship’ that we had, brought about by the circumstance. As we saw each other often, it might have appeared as ‘friendship’. But later on, when we parted, there’s really no extraordinary bond that will make us long for each other’s company or support, even across miles. They are my acquaintances. There are people that I know and have not seen for years. In spite of the time and distance, I have no doubt that we have that special ‘connection’ that will forever be there. They are my true friends. There are also...