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Tuesday, October 18, 2005If you think that the world means nothing, think again. You might mean the world to someone else. Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous "A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother." -- Homer (9th century B.C.) Forging frienships is what we do naturally, within our city, province or state and across the globe. We meet them through school, organizations, groups, extra curricular and much more. Casual friends are those you can enjoy a conversation with, joke around with, go to a movie with, and exchange casual phone calls, emails and letters with. Close friendships form a stronger bond when two people get to know each other much better and for a variety of reasons their interests, thoughts and ideals really click and fit together like the perfect puzzle piece. You confide your deeper and more private thoughts in them, spend many hours on the phone with, take your time in crafting emails that are what you hope to be a thing of beauty and spend a lot of time in supporting their activities and truly can't wait til you hear from or see them next they make up that small extra special cluster in your life. They are the ones who it's okay to cry with, give a huge hug if your'e not sure when you'll see in person next and do everything in your power to make the next time as close as possible. A friend of mine from New York City recently sent me a forward filled with worthiness on the path a good friend takes through the years of your life. It's a beautiful reflection on all that our friends meant, mean and will mean. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. -- Claude Mermet When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there
At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside, but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you on all you had achieved.The summer after graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you clean up the bottles from that party, helped you sneak out of the house when you just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now you and Nick or Susan were back together you could make it through anything. Helped you pack up for college and just silently hugged you as you looked through misty eyes back at 18 years of memories you where going to leave behind. Finally, on those last days of childhood, went out of their way to give you reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had the past 18 years, and most importantly, sent you off knowing you were loved.Now your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you’re scared, helps you fight off those who try to bring you down, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understand when you need to hold onto it for just a bit longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, and most of all, lets you know that you will always be loved. quotes from http://www.indianchild.com/friendship_quotations.htm Teague Neal blogged on 2:00 AM
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