Friendship Chapter 21 by Aarti Honrao

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Individuality
Friendship - 21
Look out for number one...

"Look out for number one, but realize how valuable it is and how good it can feel, to be number two for a friend."

Well! Well!! Well!!! You may make the mistake of taking this proverb as the contradiction of the previous one. But it's not so. You may put forth a question... if in friendships no one holds an upper hand, then where does the question of number one or two arise from?

The proverb actually means to kill off your ego when you, or rather, before you enter the beautiful world of friendship.

I will give you a small example for you to understand better. This is a story, which was there for us in Standard III ( of my time ). I still remember the story, not the context....

The story is about a boy who always comes first in class. He has a friend who is not as intelligent as he is. He teaches his friend. Finally, the friend comes over, he gets the first rank! Now! This boy does not feel jealous but feels proud of his friend. He feels good! Feels good to be number two for his friend!

Thus -
I advise you to try the same... it gives you immense pleasure!

– Aarti Honrao
January 25, 2000

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