Happiness is one of the things every human desires. We get it from a lot of things: possessions, achievements, and a lot more, but there is one that we often overlook in our existence, which is "relationship"—friendship. Yes, we all say that friends shouldn't determine our happiness, but what is life when we all get that possession, that height we dream of, and have no friend to share our joy with? What's life when we've got no that person to flex and enjoy it with? Most people don't realize the truth that friendship plays a vital role in reforming our happiness.
The happiness that money and luxury things will give is different from the happiness that true and good friends will give. Friends are very necessary for our emotional well-being as well as our growth. This complicated world we found ourselves in really needs good relationships to survive in it. When we look back at our childhood to this moment, we will realize the friendship we have with some people actually gives more colors and meaning to our life. Just think about those years back; without anyone at all, would you have even called it memories? What's a memory that doesn't involve humans, our friends? We find comfort in friends we trust; we share our dreams and secrets within our circles.
Having someone who understands our silence and who celebrates our success and our activities—having someone who helps us find strength when we lose strength and we seem to fall apart—helps us a lot. Talking to someone reduces one's burden; it lifts some burden off us even if that friend did not give us money or a solution to that problem. His or her show of concern and words have a way of lifting our spirits; it gives us assurance that we are not alone, and someone is rooting for us.
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Friendship is just one thing that is part of human designs. If you look at when someone is sick, if such a person sees people surrounding him or her, showing concern and care, and giving words of encouragement, such a person will live longer even when it's an untreated disease and will definitely heal if it's a treatable sickness and will make such a person heal faster. No matter the level of being alone we crave, it will eventually become dull and empty at a certain moment. It is the fuel of someone that cares that fuels our happiness and inner peace. Good friends are one of the essential human possessions; imagine not receiving anyone's calls or texts, not even someone to argue with—that would be an overwhelming silence.
You know, there are some spaces that even family can't fill sometimes, which is where a friend will fill it because we are bound by shared experiences. Blood didn't force us together like family does; we choose friends, and they choose us. You will notice that people that live their lives alone, with no friends, no talk mates, and no one to share their burden with, mostly behave crazy; their actions outside will be too harsh, and you will see them like they are mad. Every little talk or argument results in a fight with them; it is because they are deprived of emotional happiness. Loneliness can only be enjoyed for a short period of time; it can lead to sadness when it's getting far.
It is good to have good friends, not just friends, and it's not even about the number of friends but the sincere and trustworthy one, the true one that will make our hustle not just bearable but beautiful.
So, in a nutshell, we need friends to be happy. Don't get me wrong, I didn't say we can't live without friends, but trust me, one will feel that emptiness deep down.
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