Into our lives come many people....some end up to be enemies, some acquaintances, and if we are lucky, some end up by being friends.
During my recent illness, I had the opportunity to have my true friends revealed to me. I have my dog and obviously could not care for her when I was hospitalized. I had 2 friends come and take turns caring for her and one even stayed at my house until I came home. I had friends send me get well cards. Then there were those who I classified as friends, turn away when I needed their friendship the most. I do not hold this against them. I am not owed anything by anyone.
I have a friend who asks me to go grocery shopping with her on a weekly basis. She will not take any money for the cost of gas. Well today, I will be having a chance to repay her for her kindness. She needs someone to go to the doctor's with her and asked me and without missing a beat, I told her yes. It feels good to be able to repay a friend's kindness. After all, isn't that what friendship is all about.............helping others when needed.
But I think the greatest of all friendships are those that are timeless. We all have had friends, we have not been able to keep in touch with for a period of time for whatever reasons. Then we make contact with that person after awhile and you both pick up where you left off.....as if no time had lasped, as if nothing had been there to bridge a gap in the friendship.
Yesterday, I had a chance to be there for one of the timeless friendships and it felt great. We talked on the phone for quite awhile. We talked about everything and nothing. We embraced the bonds that once existed, maybe stronger this time. It was a warm, glowing feeling. Despite the absence of over 4 years, we chatted as if we had just talked the day before. As one gets older, we see different things as blessings. Well, this simple phone call was a blessing to me.
The Bible tells us that God's love for us is eternal and that we were created in God's image. Therefore one could conclude that the love we feel is also eternal. When we conjour up emotions that come with friendships, we think of loving that person. So logically, love we feel for our friends is eternal and is timeless and that is why good friends can pick up right where they off no matter if it were a few hours, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years between phyical contact.
Final word on the subject of friendship: make friends, enbrace those friendships, but don't forget to be one.
ANSWER TO PREVIUS TRIVIA QUESTION: What did all really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school? Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you "high"
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Where did headlight dimmer switches used to be located?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When I get real, real bored I like to go downtown and get a good parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask me if I'm leaving.
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