It is easy to find friends but very difficult to maintain them for a long time. Some people are blessed to have friends who stick to each other through thick and thin and never ever break the relation with time or distance. Others take time to open up with people and some others don't feel confident about themselves at all. Long lasting friendship does not happen in a day. It takes years to develop and needs equal efforts from both sides to make it work. Some childhood friendships actually develop into long lasting friendship since it is a result of mutual understanding and undeterred trust.
People swear by the power of old friendship. The fact that there is always a trusted friend to fall back upon in times of need is very re-assuring. Friends who have been with each other through highs and lows; friends who have seen each other fail and rise again; friends who have seen each other laugh and cry and yet stood by each other accepting the good and the bad points are true friends who can maintain long lasting friendship. The bond that is formed is so strong that even long distance cannot deter it.
Childhood friendship is usually formed when the young kid gets to know his immediate classmates and neighbors. Though they fight and cry at first like other normal kids, with time the true friends begin to emerge from fair weather friends. The secret to long lasting friendships is not giving up on each other. It is inevitable that they grow up, form their opinions, have different temperaments and attitudes and possibly have different lifestyles. Yet, they hold onto each other and respect each other's opinions and attitudes. In a way, they compliment each other. They say true love is rare, but finding a true friend who stays around forever is something that life offers to very few.
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