Being a friend ....

• Posted by SAHunter November 1, 2008 - 575 views
  It s so easy to just use the word "friend". How often do we say : "The other day a friend of mine ....", whilst it is someone we know, but we are not really friends. We talk to each other, and we might stop to exchange a few pleasantries in the street, but we're not really friends.
  
  Some wise person once said:- "In order to have friends, you need to be a friend first." Being a friend is not easy. It means to not want anything in return. It is all about giving, and about not taking. Friends are those people who knows exactly who we are, but love us nevertheless. To be a friend you need to share the joys of the other, but also be there when he/she is hurting. It means to feel their pain, and be able to soothe it with a kind word, or a hug, or a kiss. To let him/her know you are there ... at all times ... you are there for them because you are a friend.
  
  Another wise word from another wise person:- "You cannot splash good around without a few drops falling on yourself." This merely means that if you are willing to give true friendship, it will be returned ... most of the time. But expecting friendship in return is not what you should do. One of the biggest gifts of life is precisely the gift of giving. There is nothing more rewarding than giving without any expectations. And when giving comes from deep within your heart, you do not even need a 'thank you'. Because the appreciation in the receiver's eyes will be all the 'thank you' that you will ever need.
  
  While I'm on the quotes, here's another one for you :- 
  

  I expect to be in this world but once,

  any good that I therefore can do,

  any love, kindness or goodwill that I can show to another,

  let me do it now,

  let me not neglect or postpone it,

  for I will not come along this road again.