We use products for as long as we need them, or when we tire of them. However, friendship is not like a product to be used when you need it. Never take friendship for granted; you never know what tomorrow holds. Websters dictionary defines friendship as follows, "friendship: 1. initmacy; fellowship; close attachment. 2. Alliance; good will, amity". To be a friend means that you are willing to give yourself not only through the good times, but also during the bad times. To quote a Turkish Proverb, "A wise man remembers his friends at all times; a fool, only when he has need of them." To be a friend means encourage strengths in others and accepting their weaknesses; in other words, accepting them for who they are. Elbert Hubbard summarizes a true friend well when he said, "The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you." Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart". Does your friendship leave a footprint in others hearts? In the end, to be a friend means giving freely and not expecting anything in return. What is your definition of a friend? Do you live up to your own definition with your friends? |
