Sunday, April 4, 2010
The Rare Commodity of Friendship
During a past Bible Study we learned that true friends are a rare commodity. I have found that if I was honest with myself I have not always been a true friend but also those people who I thought were friends proved only to be associates. I still ask myself what does it mean to be a friend. When RC and I were first married I had the privilege of meeting SD. SD is an older woman who taught me that in marriage it is best to pick my battles wisely. I clearly remember the day I sat on her couch complaining about RC and how he had stepped on my last nerve. SD told me to shut up, stop complaining and to decide if I wanted to be married. She told me to grow up and to go home. I followed her wise counsel and I still find myself reflecting on her words. SD and I now live several hundred miles apart but whenever we talk it's just like we talked the day before. I'm grateful for the rare commodity of a true friend.
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True Friend – I have not had the opportunity to establish this relationship outside of my sisters. I believe it’s a quality that I would hold dear in myself and my friend. It would be wonderful if I am blessed to experience ‘a true friend’ in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteTrue friendship is truly the rarest of commodities. True friendship doesn't have to be every day, it doesn't have to be every week, it doesn't have to be every month, but once it connects again it doesn't miss a beat and runs like a well oiled machine. When this type relationship is obtained outside of blood-lines it is indeed special because those involved are chosen, not gained by default - that's rare. I choose to live my life by choice, not default.
ReplyDeleteTrue friendship is indeed a rarity. For instance when I am on the website (Facebook) and when an associates or school mates of the past sends you a pop-up asking, "Add as friend" a big question mark comes up and I have to ask myself, was this person even in my inner circle of associates? But the word friend on there is not defined correctly in my book of definitions . The few friends I have, we have all earned each others trust and we know we can turn too one another for different reasons.for the word 'friend'. Now friendship with my Lifemate on the otherhand is different, because we have shared a lot of experiences in which has drew us as close as we are now. The friendship I have with my Lifemate is something we both could have thrown in the towel long ago due to disagreements or different lifestyles long ago, but because our friendship is built with the foundation of Love, we respect one another, we bring out the best in one another when thee other is not recognizing the true value of which ones-self brings. Friendships are fragile and should always be handled with care, due to its rarity. I thank God for my Lifemate and the other friends in which God has placed in my path we are truly a blessing too one another.
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