Do you have friends? I think most of us have some.
But we need to ask ourselves this question, "What is
a 'friend'?" There are people we know. People we
work with. Those we do business with. Some that
we "wait" on at the store or restaurant.
Then there are those who we live next to, have some
social or athletic contacts with, have grown up with,
gone to school with, or may even be related to.
Some we may belong to a church or social club with,
or are members of the same political group.
THEN, there are those "special" people with whom
we "connect", with whom we have a special bond,
a closeness, an infinite relationship which defies
words or definition. THESE ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES, for many
reasons, some of which I propose to define:
A FRIEND IS ONE WHO, THOUGH NOT NEAR
OR IN VIEW, YOU KNOW THEY ARE "WITH" YOU!
A FRIEND is someone who "hugs" you with their eyes!
A FRIEND KNOWS THE ANSWER TO "HOW ARE
YOU" WITHOUT EVEN ASKING!
A FRIEND never is put out by the timing of your
phone call!
A FRIEND IS ONE WHO IS "THINKING OF YOU"
THOUGH NOT SENDING A GREETING CARD!
A FRIEND gives and doesn't even remember doing
so or keeps record or expects a return!
A FRIEND SENSES WHEN YOU ARE DISTRAUGHT
OR OUT- OF- SORTS, AND KNOWS JUST WHEN
TO SHOW UP AT YOUR DOOR!
A FRIEND gives affirmation with just a touch!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
GUILTY OF AN "INDISCRETION"!
A FRIEND will "lend" without interest or payback
by a certain day or time!
A FRIEND JUST DOESN'T SAY "I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH", BECAUSE THEY
ARE "GOING THROUGH" WITH YOU!
A FRIEND can spend a day, or an hour, or a
minute with you and you feel like your whole
life has been elevated to a new height!
A FRIEND WILL DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO
"BE HUMAN" AND NOT PERFECT!
A FRIEND will always give you "the benefit of
the doubt"!
A FRIEND WILL STAND WITH YOU IN THE
TOUGHEST TRIALS & RIGORS YOU FACE!
A FRIEND will pick you up when you fall, and
pull you down when you're "flying too high"!
A FRIEND WILL CRY WHEN YOU CRY, AND
LAUGH WHEN YOU LAUGH!
A FRIEND will put their arms around you so
you "don't lose it"!
A FRIEND WILL KEEP YOU IN PRAYERS, EVEN
WHEN NO PARTICULAR NEED IS KNOWN!
A FRIEND will take you where you need to go,
pick you up when you're ready, and just "go
along for the ride when you need to not be alone!
A FRIEND WILL SIT QUIETLY WITH YOU,
SAYING VOLUMES WITHOUT SPEAKING!
A FRIEND will lovingly and diplomatically help
you to see and/or feel differently when you are
"off track"!
A FRIEND NEVER HAS TO SHOW OR EXPRESS
"FRIENDSHIP" - YOU JUST KNOW IT'S THERE!
A FRIEND touches you where you can't reach
yourself, or where no one else can touch, or in
places you never knew existed!
A FRIEND CAN BE A SPOUSE, A CHILD, A PARENT,
A NEIGHBOR, A MENTOR, A COWORKER, A
BOSS, AN EMPLOYEE, OR ANYONE WHO OPTS
TO "BE IN YOUR LIFE & HEART"!
A FRIEND will never be hurt by anything you
say or do - they'll just back away, perhaps, and let
you vent until you're back to being YOU!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU IN SPITE OF YOUR
POLITICAL LEANINGS!
A FRIEND respects you opinion(s), even when
you're wrong!
A FRIEND IS YOUR FRIEND NO MATTER YOUR
SKIN COLOR OR RELIGION!
A FRIEND is always comfortable around you!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU FOR JUST BEING YOU!!
I pray that this helps your day. I'm your friend.
Have a great "everafter". Love, Bill.
But we need to ask ourselves this question, "What is
a 'friend'?" There are people we know. People we
work with. Those we do business with. Some that
we "wait" on at the store or restaurant.
Then there are those who we live next to, have some
social or athletic contacts with, have grown up with,
gone to school with, or may even be related to.
Some we may belong to a church or social club with,
or are members of the same political group.
THEN, there are those "special" people with whom
we "connect", with whom we have a special bond,
a closeness, an infinite relationship which defies
words or definition. THESE ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES, for many
reasons, some of which I propose to define:
A FRIEND IS ONE WHO, THOUGH NOT NEAR
OR IN VIEW, YOU KNOW THEY ARE "WITH" YOU!
A FRIEND is someone who "hugs" you with their eyes!
A FRIEND KNOWS THE ANSWER TO "HOW ARE
YOU" WITHOUT EVEN ASKING!
A FRIEND never is put out by the timing of your
phone call!
A FRIEND IS ONE WHO IS "THINKING OF YOU"
THOUGH NOT SENDING A GREETING CARD!
A FRIEND gives and doesn't even remember doing
so or keeps record or expects a return!
A FRIEND SENSES WHEN YOU ARE DISTRAUGHT
OR OUT- OF- SORTS, AND KNOWS JUST WHEN
TO SHOW UP AT YOUR DOOR!
A FRIEND gives affirmation with just a touch!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
GUILTY OF AN "INDISCRETION"!
A FRIEND will "lend" without interest or payback
by a certain day or time!
A FRIEND JUST DOESN'T SAY "I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH", BECAUSE THEY
ARE "GOING THROUGH" WITH YOU!
A FRIEND can spend a day, or an hour, or a
minute with you and you feel like your whole
life has been elevated to a new height!
A FRIEND WILL DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO
"BE HUMAN" AND NOT PERFECT!
A FRIEND will always give you "the benefit of
the doubt"!
A FRIEND WILL STAND WITH YOU IN THE
TOUGHEST TRIALS & RIGORS YOU FACE!
A FRIEND will pick you up when you fall, and
pull you down when you're "flying too high"!
A FRIEND WILL CRY WHEN YOU CRY, AND
LAUGH WHEN YOU LAUGH!
A FRIEND will put their arms around you so
you "don't lose it"!
A FRIEND WILL KEEP YOU IN PRAYERS, EVEN
WHEN NO PARTICULAR NEED IS KNOWN!
A FRIEND will take you where you need to go,
pick you up when you're ready, and just "go
along for the ride when you need to not be alone!
A FRIEND WILL SIT QUIETLY WITH YOU,
SAYING VOLUMES WITHOUT SPEAKING!
A FRIEND will lovingly and diplomatically help
you to see and/or feel differently when you are
"off track"!
A FRIEND NEVER HAS TO SHOW OR EXPRESS
"FRIENDSHIP" - YOU JUST KNOW IT'S THERE!
A FRIEND touches you where you can't reach
yourself, or where no one else can touch, or in
places you never knew existed!
A FRIEND CAN BE A SPOUSE, A CHILD, A PARENT,
A NEIGHBOR, A MENTOR, A COWORKER, A
BOSS, AN EMPLOYEE, OR ANYONE WHO OPTS
TO "BE IN YOUR LIFE & HEART"!
A FRIEND will never be hurt by anything you
say or do - they'll just back away, perhaps, and let
you vent until you're back to being YOU!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU IN SPITE OF YOUR
POLITICAL LEANINGS!
A FRIEND respects you opinion(s), even when
you're wrong!
A FRIEND IS YOUR FRIEND NO MATTER YOUR
SKIN COLOR OR RELIGION!
A FRIEND is always comfortable around you!
A FRIEND LOVES YOU FOR JUST BEING YOU!!
I pray that this helps your day. I'm your friend.
Have a great "everafter". Love, Bill.
