Her trip, she says has been "amazing" so far. "All these divisions are in our mind," she says.
"We're so close geographically but history has made us so bitter," says a Pakistani woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. She travelled to Mumbai from Islamabad to meet the Indian friend she made 12 years ago and their tale offers proof of just how insubstantial the barriers we erect as dividers are.
The young women, who are not named in the Facebook post, met each other through a common friend in New York back in 2003. "So here's the funny thing - we've been friends for over 12 years but never visited each other's home," says the Pakistani friend. The Indian friend missed the Pakistani's wedding in Islamabad due to visa issues.
"So this time I applied for a visa, went through a procedure of four months and finally came to visit her here in Bombay," says the Pakistani friend. Her trip, she says has been "amazing" so far. "All these divisions are in our mind," she says.
Asked about the highlight of their friendship, she has an interesting anecdote to share. And it involves watching cricket together.
Read the entire post below to find out how cricket helped cement their friendship. It will put a smile on your face.