A Bunch of Best Friends

I dedicate the idea of this post to a certain Miss I.B. who ingrained the basic idea in me long back in my middle school days at SPV.  At that time my mind wasn't profound enough for this concept. I could never comprehend it yet it remained in my subconscious only to emerge at a stage of life when I could actually appreciate it and relate to it.
Usually everybody has this one best friend (guy or girl) that they simply cannot do without. Miss I.B. had 5 best friends!! I would innocently ask, "How can you have 5 best friends? Best friends can only be 1, the rest 4 maybe good friends or even very good friends. Isn't it?" But she would patiently explain - "All my best friends are for different moods, times and needs. One loves to shop and would come with me for shopping when I want to go. The other loves movies and would watch movies with me. The third loves partying and would dance with me and so on and so forth. Yet they are ALL my best friends. None is lesser than the other." "Okay", I would say then, but still wonder at the idea!
I would still think how can you share everything in your life with 5 people? Secrets etc are meant only for 2 people not more than that.
That was then.
Cut to present, I also have a bunch of best friends. Yes they are all my best friends. None of them is lesser than the other. I fully understand the concept now, thanks to her. :)
But maybe I understand it as she did since both of us are Pisceans. Pisces being the last of the sun signs has a combination of personality traits from the preceding 11 sun signs. Thus, the Pisceans have a subtle personality of their own while having some traits from all signs as well (That is according to the experts and not me :D). Thus, they usually mould with many people unlike the forthright Aries or Taurus or Gemini or Cancer, who are well distinguishable from the crowd for their specific personality. And hence, to cater to those multiple personalities we need more than one best friend as opposed to others who can do well with having just one like them :)

Comments

Nimisha said…
ahem! as long as it is limited to friends and doesn't go beyond that. ;)

though, i feel that's not such a bad idea either. :P
October 22, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Kritika said…
Lol, you just added what I wanted to say but didn't!!
No doubt we are sisters! :)
October 22, 2010 at 10:12 PM
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