Something to reflect upon

An ordinary friend has never seen you cry.

A true friend has had a wet shoulder from your tears.

An ordinary friend does not know your parents' first
names.

A true friend probably has their phone number written
down as well.

An ordinary friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.

A true friend shows up early to help you prepare...
and stays late to help clean up.

An ordinary friend gets upset when you call late.

A true friend asks why you weren't able to call earlier.

An ordinary friend likes to listen to your problems.

A true friend likes to help you solve them.

An ordinary friend behaves like a guest and waits to be
served when he or she visits.

A true friend goes to the fridge and serves himself.

An ordinary friend thinks your friendship is over after
a quarrel.

A true friend knows that friendships get stronger after
a quarrel.

An ordinary friend always expects you to be there to
help out.

A true friend is always there to help you out.

A true friend? Someone who sticks with you when everyone
else abandons you.


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"A friend is someone I can be sincere with, someone I can
think out loud to."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

While walking along a beach at dawn an old man saw a boy
picking starfish up off the sand and throwing them back
into the sea. He caught up to the boy and asked him what
he was doing.

The boy replied that the starfish would die if left
exposed on the sand after sunrise.

"But this beach goes on for miles," the old man said.
"There must be thousands of starfish stranded on the sand.
What difference will it make to save just a few?"

The boy looked at the starfish he was holding in his hand,
then threw it onto the surf.

"Well, for that starfish it makes a big difference."