Thank you Speech for Friends – 3

"Dear Friends,

First of all thank you for making it today. It’s my birthday and I am celebrating it for the first time in the last 30 years. Not because, I have suddenly started enjoying parties, music, dance, food, etc but only because I have realised that through these small celebrations, we get opportunities to meet each other. Many of you must be aware, how much I keep myself away from music and dance and all of you will be surprised to know that I have organised a DJ party tonight. Thanks to my best friend X, who threatened me not to come over tonight, if I was not going to call for a DJ.

X, you know I am a pathetic dancer and you will win again tonight, but I have still done this for you because these small adjustments are nothing compared to your friendship. Actually, we give so many years to school and college to find few friends, we treasure them for next few months or years till the time we don’t get responsibilities of a family and then all of a sudden we dissociate ourselves from our dear friends in the name of business, family, work pressure, lack of time, etc.

But I feel, it’s really not that difficult to make a phone call to friends once a month or organise a get together once in three-four months. Is it?

I met X in the hostel at the Engineering College; in fact, we shared the same room. Let me tell you guys, we are poles apart; he is absolutely a fun loving person, loves to dance, sing and enjoy life to the fullest and I on the other hand, am an introvert person. But X changed me completely; he taught the best lesson of life to me that life should only be lived not struggled. Thank you X, you are not just my best friend but also the best person I’ve ever met. You made me realise that one doesn’t need anyone else, if one has the company of a best friend like you.

Friends are meant to accept each other with the positives and negatives. They don’t consider caste, creed, religion or colour but just the heart. Not every individual is perfect and friends make up for the gap in one’s attitude and behaviour. That’s what X did for me.

I am also going to make an important announcement tonight that next month I am flying to USA for my office project and it’s quite possible that I get relocated there. I am going to miss all of you very much, especially X.

I am not sure, how many of you will keep in touch with me but I request all of you, from the core of my heart to stay connected. Thanks to the technology, it has become easier to be friends through Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Now I realise, how many precious days, months and years I have missed by not making phone calls to my dear friends, or by not organising small get together, etc. But, this evening, I am going to cherish for years to come.

On that note and with a hope that you guys will keep in touch with me, I rest my speech.

Thank You!
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