Friendship is more that just a temporary longing to form a close bound with one another. It goes well beyond that. It's a shared commitment. Taking the actions of all concerned individuals to flourish into a monument of Love and Strength.
Often, we have a thin understanding of what 'FRIENDSHIP' really means.
It extends ethnology, demographics, or theologies. In fact, it comes down to Love and Respect. Friendship is a 'social glue' that paves the roads of 'PEACE'.
Friendship is a 'free' gift that God offers to us...For genuine friendship does not dissolve...It's loving each other for what WE are. It provides a mirror of ourselves, even though we are separate and different from each other in life form.
Indeed, we are the gardeners that in tendering the souls of others to bloom, we find ourselves blooming right along with them. A give and take that occurs so naturally.
Spiritual friendship seeks to teach us that we have only a transient connection to the body. Age, gender, hobbies, careers and religious affiliates don't travel with us from here to eternity. There is no 'them' and 'us.'
It's a transcendental truth; we're all connected.
Friendships build bridges between people - much like the bridge between earth and Heaven.
In friendship we possess mutual confidence and trust. It's found on acceptance. Without friends our lives would be very lonely, and loneliness depletes our zest for LIFE.
We need to take care of our friends, who in turn will take care of us.
Friends are easy to find...but also easy to lose.
To keep our friends we must know:
How to comfort,
How to encourage,
How to forgive,
And, how to be generous.
Life becomes richer as love grows. Never forget that whatever conduct displeases you will also displease them.
The colors of Friendship make up the rainbow...a promise of Hope for tomorrow.
Let's remember to appreciate one another. Let your friends know how much they mean to you.
For in God's delight were we born.
"We are all but a single tree in the forest of life..." htl
