What indicates the relation's strength?

To gain an insight into the future of your relationship, you must look deeply into the nature of your shared thoughts and feelings. This realisation has dawned upon me, making me question the diverse conversations that I had with many of my comrades.  Life is like a web of stimuli and which one to choose entirely depends upon us. By stimuli I actually mean the words that have an impact on our hearts which are passed on to us by our friends or relatives. 

If one knows his/her concerns well, one would carefully respond only to those stimuli that is important to him/her. In this way, an individual saves a great amount of energy. 

We come across so many people in our lives, some are the ones with whom our ideas match and others are those who practice a unique taste of attitudes. But we all carry inside us a common thirst, no matter to which religion or country you belong to. That thirst is nothing but the thirst of attention. All human beings love to gain attention, we have an urge to be noticed and heard. I feel that the thirst of attention cannot be vanquished completely. 

For instance you meet a particular person of your same age group and that is the time when the thirst starts popping up. You wear the attire of your best behaviour, try to make friends with that person by striking up a conversation. Then suddenly for some reason you two get separated. You then move on in your life and when you meet some other person, the thirst takes birth again and if the other person is good enough to provide you with maximum attention, you quickly forget about the person you met earlier. 

It is a common saying that 'you should be in touch with your old friends'. Friends are considered as a golden essence of life and there are many whose footprints have vanished on the doormats of our minds. They promise that they would stick with us till the end and such sayings soon vanish into thin air. It's then when we realise that such people always had a motive in their minds, once that gets accomplished, they move on to the next person to enjoy the aroma of another plate of wishes. 

So that's why I feel that it is necessary to listen attentively to what your friends say. Small words or even the body language can tell a lot, but the problem is we often take such small 'hints' for granted. We all have a tendency to talk to and listen to people very superficially. But yes there are handful of some who have learned to implement the skill of active listening. This makes them capable enough to understand the nature of the shared conversation, helping them to have a clarity about the future of their relationship. 

I love this particular quote:

'Big minds discuss ideas

Smaller minds discuss events

Smallest minds discuss about people'.

I feel that it is great to have those friends around you, with whom you can share ideas. Sharing and accepting the ideas nourishes a great deal of understanding, followed by likeness and respect. Gossiping is an art that could be imbibed by anybody. But those who have the courage to move beyond this and hunt for a wider horizon can truly be called your 'best friend'.