If your answer to the question, "Which is your favorite meme?" is the "Friendship ended with" meme, then you have great taste in meme selection. Friendships are a great blessing, and our friends are walking-talking comfort zones. We laugh the most with them and look for them immediately when things go wrong.
So many sagas and songs have been written on this topic that nothing more is left to be added. The best part about having friends is that they will never let you do crazy things, not because they are cautious, but because they won't let you do it alone. Many friends will come and go in your life, but embarrassing moments like these will live on forever.
One such momentous friendship is between Asif and Mudasir (and Salman). It is filled with laughter, pain, and separation. But as it is said, all's well that ends well, and this friendship also had a happy ending. Anger was buried, and the magic of friendship prevailed in the end. Keep reading to know more about this roller coaster ride.
What is the origin of the 'Friendship ended with' meme?
In 2015, a heartbroken lad named Asif Faza Rana, a Government worker by profession, announced the end of his friendship with Mudasir in a dramatic Facebook photo. Though the image was shared to announce the end of an era and was supposed to convey the message of betrayal in his circle, it soon spread like wildfire.
The photo does not have a sad ending, as it shows the sun setting on Asif and Mudasir's friendship. It also showed the beginning of Asif and Salman's blossoming friendship. This was enough to start a meme fest. The photo quickly became the famous "Friendship ended with" meme and the best reference to ending and replacing something.
Rana explained that the reason for the fallout was Mudasir's arrogance and selfishness. He explained that both of them had been best buds for five years before Mudasir stopped giving Rana's friendship any time after the former got married. He also added that Mudasir was angry with him for not blurring his face from the photo and had come to his home to fight over the matter.
But this didn't stop the photo from becoming a global phenomenon with over 10,000 reactions and shares over social media. From Facebook, it spread to Reddit and became even more popular. It became a "Friendship ended with" meme template for many conflicts. Some of them have been listed below.
What happened to Asif and Mudasir's Friendship?
Just like bread is incomplete without butter, Asif and Mudasir realized they were incomplete without the other. After Asif married, he realized it was difficult to spend time with friends.
Just like the breakup, the reconciliation was also announced in a similar dramatic fashion. Asif decided to be the bigger man and bury the hatchet. He forgave his friend and announced that he and Mudasir were back together, and the sky was blue again.
Along with a big heart, Asif is also a man of noble character. Just because he found his old friend again didn't mean he would abandon his new friend, Salman. He soon uploaded a new photo with his best friends and captioned it 'Best Friends Forever.
How did the 'Friendship ended with' meme become an NFT?
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It is rightly said if you do only one right thing, the universe blesses you abundantly. Little did Asif know that his good times would evolve into great times. In 2021, when the NFT trend was at its peak, Rana decided to capitalize on his famous meme. He auctioned off his meme as an NFT token for 20 Ethereum, which was nearly $52,000.
Alter, a Pakistan-based startup, helped facilitate this transaction. What's more interesting is that the NFT was released on Friendships Day. Is there a better example of true friendship than the 'Friendship ended with' meme? No. Asif, Mudasir, and Salman have been best buddies ever since, strengthening their memories and bonds. All thanks to the "Friendship ended with" meme.
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