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Friendship
Posted On 01/08/2008 23:13:41 by Acez
The question I pose to you all is, What is your definition of Friendship? A really great friend of mine put it this way,

Friendship means that a person you call a friend is loyal and trustworthy. You can trust a true friend with your life, your deepest secrets, and all that you have. A friend can listen without judging. They forgive, even when you don't understand why. You can depend on a friend for almost anything. A friend stands beside you, not in front or behind you, but beside you to support you and help you when you need it.

I also believe that to have true friends you have to be in. You cannot take and never give back and truly have a friendship with someone. Being friends means giving and receiving on both sides. That may not always be equal, and usually is not always equal, but it is not all one sided either.


In a world where we are constantly tested, it is Friendship that keeps you going. Without it, I'm sure that a lot of us wouldn't be where we are today. May we always be grateful for our relationships with our friends because it is they that carry you when you are down.

"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together"- Woodrow Wilson

Acez

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From: di4music
01/25/2008 21:29:21
frindship is an open door, that makes you feel welcome and loved...
is being there, not to judge but to help if needed...
friendship is accepting whom you are, and being there to celebrate victories...
but never misses if you need a hug...
frindship is a blessing that NO ONE can take from us...

-Diana(Di4music)


From: playah8a
05/07/2007 19:26:10
Friend –noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance.
3. a person who is on good terms with another
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/friend

The factual explanation of the term is very general and so there is a lot left for personal interpretation. Being on "good terms" with someone will be hard to do because everyone expects different things out of a relationship. Good terms for one person could be bad terms for someone else. I really liked your question because when you do start to think of the reasons you hold close friends near your heart you can't help but start counting your blessings as you count the elements that make up their character that you so fully enjoy.

For me, my wife is my best friend and for so many reasons it's hard to go into detail as to why. As I was writing a response I found myself slipping into deep thought about the things she does that warms my heart. I think it's the small things she doesn't even know she's doing like- on her day off she wears her pajamas all day, how she's timid about driving, or the way she lets the pillow style her hair through the night so she looks so natural and beautiful when she wakes up in them morning.

Friendship is captured in those moments you least expect. It's not someone buying you something for a prepared, or even staged event for public attention. It's developed through years of learning and quiet growing together through tough times so when you try to consider life without them, you can't. Truly loving someone as a friend means being filled with Christ-like charity toward them.


From: begood2
04/30/2007 05:12:34
I like your ideas of what a friendship should truly be.




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