Relationships -- of all kinds -- are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers.

You may hold on to some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

The sustenance of relationships all depends on the individual and the way he or she handles it. We can take a short story to prove that relationships can be a glittering gold or broken glass. This story is just my imagination and even if it is short and crisp, it conveys the theme to us.

Once there were two pots, one mud and the other metal, that were floating on the river. As time passed, both of them were nearing each other. The metal pot, with utmost care and anxiety, wanted to help his friend- the mud pot.

He asked the mud pot: Oh dear! Can I help you Mr. Mud Pot?

Immediately, the mud pot replied: No thank you friend. I understand your intention. But you are helpless. Even if you try to help me, I cannot bear your weight and if you try to push me forward into the river; finally I will break. It is better to be aware of consequences and then act. So thanks Mr. Metal Pot for offering your valuable help and hospitality towards me. I will make my own way. The Metal Pot passed away silently.

I think this is a wonderful story not merely conveying to us the essence of relationship but the way one should act and handle the value of relationship under a given situation to avoid unnecessary ruptures in this short span of life. I think the mud pot was right. Even if the metal pot had the intention of helping the mud pot, it was not well equipped to do so. At the same time, it did not want to have any differences with the metal pot.

Thus I think on some occasions it is better to remain silent, without exaggerating too much, as that help might also cause ruin. In such Cases, remaining silent would be of great help to the other person.

In the above story, the situation was handled in a wonderful manner with out wounding the other pot. In the same manner, life is not a joke and we must not be laughing stocks in front of others. We must also learn to handle situations in a much better manner so that relationships do not perish and they sustain longer, longer, longer and forever.

Everyone must value relationships. "Relationships are Relationships"!

From the above story it is clear that one should try one's level best to bind relationships and to the extent possible, should not try to create a loophole by losing this valuable base of life.

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