July . . . . . . . . Happy Independence Day to you all!!!! Celebrations and fired works will fill the sky on the 4th of this month as recognition to our nation past struggle to be free from the English rule. And any celebration with friends are special. Friends! Just what is a good friend? What does the dictionary says ~ Wow! According to my dictionary; lots of meanings ~ 1. Somebody emotionally close; 2. Acquaintance; 3. Ally; 4. Advocate of cause; 5. Patron ~ Some of us may not know what all of those meanings even mean, but, ahahaha, A good friend to me is someone that will patiently listen. Someone I can trust and show my true emotions, or even become disappointed at knowing full well that I may be at fault ~ yet, he/she will allow me to voice my ranting of them. They may or may not defend themselves as I vent. Nevertheless, my insensitiveness does not force them away ~ because, they are my friend(s) and have allowed me to be human (even when I’m unkind, there’s really no excuse to be unkind though). AND I believe and know I owe that same respect back to them should they (as I would say) lose their kool; because I am their friend as well too. Now, remind you, those are just my own personal definitions of a good friend. It may not be what you think a good friend is ~ and I believe that. The only defense I would offer with your definition is that there really is no set definition of a good friend. They are priceless, you are priceless. And to try to coin a certain criteria to the word FRIEND is useless. It takes away from the growth of friends. A friend never stops growing. A friendship is supposed to just grow and grow. Ohh, how it grows, so I guess we’ll never totally or truly know the correct meaning of a friend, ‘cause in truth, it’s a never ending project of growth between friends. As they say, "Friends to the end!"
Be Well
Word for the Month
FRIEND
Keep them in good repair ~ all we have are our friends
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