What is friendship really? It's a closeness, an intimacy, and it begins with trust. We meet someone, or a group of people, that we enjoy being with, and maybe the foundation of our enjoyment of another person is recognition that they are on our side and will not hurt us.
Friends help us over the bumps in the road. In the rough ride of life, friends are the only thing that seem to make it all worthwhile. I guess we could say I'm talking about finding love in the world.
Do you think we ALL have the potential to love one another? I'm talking about everyone in the whole world loving everyone else in the whole world. This was the dream of the hippie movement. It just didn't make sense to us (I was a hippie) why anyone would start unpleasantness with anyone else. Why would people act out of selfishness and greed, when the only consequence ultimately, would be hatred and war? Yet I have an answer to that question: people act out of selfishness and greed when they feel that there is no hope of being loved. Therefore, it is our place, those of us who believe that love is real, and that the love of God is real, to extend ourselves. We should avoid judging people who say and do awful things, and as much as it is possible for us, love them. Anyone who feels that someone is sincerely reaching out to them, will begin to let down their guard, and those of us who dare to love, can help them find healing and wholeness.
Friendship is a powerful thing. It helps us get through life, and it could help the world get through a very rough time.
♬ Serena Ryder: Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
