When your companion's phone is continuously engaged, a frustrated feeling that "How can my beloved be happy in other's company ? ", is jealousy. Believing that "His/her phone may be out of order" is confidence.
By earning a thousand rupees a day you may become a millionaire in terms of money in ten years, but by spending 'productively' with your child one hour per day makes the kid a millionaire in terms of wisdom.
Suppose you are a ten year old kid and your friend tells you that his elder brother sent him a bicycle from America on his birthday. If you think that "HOW NICE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I TOO HAD A BROTHER IN AMERICA", it is a natural feeling. But if you imagine, "HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF I GO SOON TO AMERICA AND SEND A CYCLE TO MY YOUNGER BROTHER", it is love.
Understanding feelings, sharing sorrows, taking solace on other's shoulders, going together to movies, gossiping, sending messages, internet chat etc is normally considered as friendship.
Not bothering the friend with your sorrows that have no salvations, not giving impractical solutions, correcting when the other person is going in a wrong path, let your friend know the value of time and cutting down gossip etc is love.
People say, "LOVE DOESN'T DEMAND ANYTHING IN RETURN". But if we think truthfully, there are many expectations from others.
TO MAKE THE BOND STRONGER, ALWAYS THINK WHAT YOU ARE GIVING RATHER THAN WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTING.
-Yandamuri Veerendranath.
P.S- Found this old paper cutting in the cupboard. Old one, but felt like sharing.
Courtesy - Bhanu kiran chandram.
