Friendship - Then and Now ( continued from previous post)
In the last post, I have narrated as to how a friend had authority over another friend. Real friend always tries to keep his friend on right path. If one lands himself in the company of bad people, real friend tries his best to salvage his friend by freeing his friend from such company.
I would like to narrate another incident of my life. I had also another friend. I had fought in the society for him for good cause. He too fought his parents and uncles for me when they had turned against me for my siding with my friend in a matter against the wishes his parents and uncles. The matter related to marriage of my friend. Before marriage of my friend, his parents, uncles, brothers etc. had faith in me. They recognised that both of us were fast friends.
Once we both had attended a wedding function in the village of the bride. There as usual, all who attended the function from groom side, stayed at night in a tent erected outskirts of the village. By and large, people in general had to sleep on the carpets and mats spread on the ground. Few cots (charpayees) were arranged for the distinguished and persons.
In one case, we found that some younger ones had occupied the cots whereas some elder ones had to lie on the ground. I, my friend and some other ones raised objection and forced the ones who had occupied the cots to leave the same for older people. Those who had to leave the cots felt insulted. When they came back to the village , they spread the rumour that my friend and others had picked quarrel with them over liquor. When the father of my friend heard this he felt hurt. Though he did believe that his son would quarrel for liquor, yet to become doubly sure he came to me and enquired about the rumour. When I explained about the incident, he became satisfied.
In the last post, I have narrated as to how a friend had authority over another friend. Real friend always tries to keep his friend on right path. If one lands himself in the company of bad people, real friend tries his best to salvage his friend by freeing his friend from such company.
I would like to narrate another incident of my life. I had also another friend. I had fought in the society for him for good cause. He too fought his parents and uncles for me when they had turned against me for my siding with my friend in a matter against the wishes his parents and uncles. The matter related to marriage of my friend. Before marriage of my friend, his parents, uncles, brothers etc. had faith in me. They recognised that both of us were fast friends.
Once we both had attended a wedding function in the village of the bride. There as usual, all who attended the function from groom side, stayed at night in a tent erected outskirts of the village. By and large, people in general had to sleep on the carpets and mats spread on the ground. Few cots (charpayees) were arranged for the distinguished and persons.
In one case, we found that some younger ones had occupied the cots whereas some elder ones had to lie on the ground. I, my friend and some other ones raised objection and forced the ones who had occupied the cots to leave the same for older people. Those who had to leave the cots felt insulted. When they came back to the village , they spread the rumour that my friend and others had picked quarrel with them over liquor. When the father of my friend heard this he felt hurt. Though he did believe that his son would quarrel for liquor, yet to become doubly sure he came to me and enquired about the rumour. When I explained about the incident, he became satisfied.
In due course of time we attended another similar marriage function. There, I observed that my friend picked up few cigarettes like some other did. I could not tolerate it. I told about the trust his father had reposed in him and asked how he was so shameless. He felt very much ashamed and crushed the cigarettes which he had picked up and thereby recognised the authority of s friend.
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