How many friends does a man need? (Somewhat on the lines of "How much land does a man need?). A criticism by a acquaintance (have I spelt that right?) - that I don't have any friends at all. I see my work colleagues having get-togethers often, and I am the only person not invited. On the net, I check my orkut a/c and find all "friends" visit the site more often... meet more often, chat more often (on the net, oddly)... Well. I thought for some time and could think of no response. Who is there to help you in your time of need? - he prodded on. How many people can you think of who would leave everything and coming rushing to you when you need help? - he added. I could think of none. Yet... who all do I know at all? would I really need somebody to rush to me to help? would i rush to help somebody (conversely) ? Well... I thought of how many people have I spoken to in the last one month? Apart from the people I meet routinely for work? Let me list that. 1. My childhood (...
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