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What is a friend?
I will tell you. It is a person with whom you
dare to be yourself. Your soul can be naked with him. He seems to ask of
you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. He does not want you to be
better or to worse. When you are with him, you feel as a prisoner feels who
has been declared innocent. You do not have to be on your guard. You can say
what you think, as long as it is genuinely you.
He understands those contradictions in your nature
that lead others to misjudge you. With him you breathe freely. You can avow
your little vanities and envies and hates and vicious sparks, your meannesses,
and absurdities. And in opening them up to him, they are lost, dissolved
on the white ocean of his loyalty. He understands. You do not have to be careful.
You can abuse him, neglect him, tolerate him. Best of all, you can keep still
with him. It makes no matter. He likes you. He is like fire that purges to
the bone. He understands. You can weep with him, laugh with him, sin with
him, pray with him. Through it all-and underneath-he sees, knows, and loves
you. A friend? What is a friend? Just one, I repeat, with whom you dare to
be yourself.
I know we'll be friends for life;
sharing our dreams together. As we walk down the road, we'll never think
twice, our memories will last forever.
And although we're off to two different worlds, somehow we're
together.
And even though we're far apart, our memories are deep within
our hearts. These are the times to remember our memories will last forever..........
Love
Minnalae Groups
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