End Of Friendships

Nothing good may last forever. If we think that a good friendship will last forever, we may be wrong. Every friendship may end. Very few friendships survive. And they are lucky friendships. We develop many friends in our childhood, and go on our separate ways in high school. Most of the childhood friendships end at that stage, and new friendships are formed. Same pattern is repeated after college. We go in different directions to pursue different careers. The contact with friends is lost and slowly these friendships also end.

Friendship is like a river. It flows towards its destination and on the way it meets many interesting people. But relations between friends change with changing circumstances. Don't you think that the friendship undergoes a change if one of the friends gets married. The entry of a new person may bring irreversible changes in friendship. Similarly disagreement over issues may bring very old friendships to a sudden end. A friendship is formed because friends have common interests and opinions. Once they begin having different opinions, there are more of disagreements compared to agreements in the relationship. This sours the friendship.
There are some other factors that damage friendships.For example, friends sometimes have expectations. Relationships are not always totally selfless. If a friend fails to meet needs of another friend when required, it hurts the friendship badly. Imagine two friends, both beginning their career with same income. Say that after few years, one of them becomes much richer than the other. Will the friendship retain its old charm? It looks difficult.
Every relationship has its ups and downs. It is for us to think optimistically or be a pessimist.knowing well that every friendship may end one day.