Friendship.
The dictionary says:
Friend (frend) noun.
1. A person whom one knows, likes and trusts.
2. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; comrade.
3. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group.
4. An acquaintance.
The dictionary makes one small omission tho.
It doesn't speak of the years that a friendship endures,
the laughter that fills the air when friends are together,
the support, understanding and comfort a friend can offer or
the anguish you cannot escape from when a friend is dying.
The dictionary, I'm afraid, cannot begin to define the word:
Friend.
So then what is this magic called Friendship?
Is there a magic wand that silently transforms you and
those special people on a jouney into,
what sometimes can be a lifelong relationship?
Is it mutual admiration, common interests, the need to be a friend?
Or is it just an enduring tie that bonds you together,
allows you to almost think as one and gives you one of lifes greatest joys.
A True Friend
Is one who understands where you have been,
accepts who you have become
and loves you unconditionally as you are
She does not wish you luck as you step out into the unknown...
she walks into the void by your side.
She will not offer distractions
nor easy advice in your time of need...
instead she will pray for wisdom, born of compassion
and a willingness to take your pain upon herself.
Such a friend will always speak of you when you are not present,
as though you were,
and though she may not always share your sunny days,
she will always be there to help you through the stormy ones.
She is not skeptical of your blooming,
nor jealous of your shining apart from her,
for she seeks not to steal your joy,
but to multiply it.
It has been well said that there is no greater
love than this...
for a true friend does not take life from you,
she gives you her own.
-Gail Copeland-
With All This Said,
I'd Like To Dedicate This Page To
Nat -aka- Purr, She Has Been A Great Friend
To Me In The Short Time I have Known Her.
Thank You Babah, I love ya -hugs
Suzy
Page Created December 05,2002
