“A friend is a person who is willing to take me the way I am.”
Accepting this as one definition of the word, may I quickly suggest that we are something less than a real friend if we leave a person the same way we find him. There seems to be a misunderstanding on the part of some men today as to what it means to be a friend. Acts of a friend should result in self-improvement, better attitudes, self-reliance, comfort, consolation, self-respect, and better welfare. Certainly the word friend is misused if it is identified with a person who contributes to our delinquency, misery, and heartaches. When we make a man feel he is wanted, his whole attitude changes. Our friendship will be recognizable if our actions and attitudes result in improvement and independence. It takes courage to be a real friend. Some of us endanger the valued classification of friend because of our unwillingness to be one under all circumstances. Fear can deprive us of friendship. Some of us identify our closest friends as those with the courage to remain and share themselves with us under all circumstances. A friend is a person who will suggest and render the best for us regardless of the immediate consequences.
by Marvin J. Ashton
Stole this from a friend's blog because I love it so much! Thanks Ashlie:)
4 comments:
Love it..Friendships are so important..thanks for posting my friend..
thanks for reposting it. I read it again. I have been thinking about this all week. I love it tooo!!! miss you guys!
That was a great post! Thanks for finding that and for sharing it with all of us! Did you know that Sisters make the best friends? :)
Yes "friend" I am a different and a better person through our friendship. Courage to be my friend through it all. Love you Lisa
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