Who is a true friend according to different religions?
By - Abhudai Pal The existence of the sorrows, grief, pain, and apprehension are inevitable for every human on earth. Whereas, the opposite of them can be shared with anyone but to share them you need a "true friend" who empathizes with you, understands you, and supports you. But who is a friend? Does the addition of an adjective before friend alter its meaning too? The adjectives such as “Best friend, True Friend, my only friend” etc. In this write-up, Friend means anyone with whom you share your joy or unworthy stuff while True friend is different. It is known that, in the last thousand years of human civilization, Religion was the code of conduct for society. Friendship and Religion So let us understand how does the ancient “code of conduct” explains friendship. According to the Bhagavad Gita , “A man’s own self is his friend. A man’s own self is his foe”. Bhagavd Gita Thus Gita wants you to stop looking for external sources to share your problems and want you to become