What is a friend? I'll tell you.
It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself.
Your soul can go naked with him.
He seems to ask you to put on nothing,
only to be what you really are.
When you are with him,
When you are with him,
you do not have to be on your guard.
You can say what you think, so long as it is genuinely you.
He understands those contradictions in your nature
that cause others to misjudge you.
With him you breathe freely,
With him you breathe freely,
you can avow your little vanities and envies and absurdities
and in opening them up to him they are dissolved
on the white ocean of his loyalty.
He understands.
He understands.
You can weep with him,
laugh with him,
pray with him,
through and underneath it all he sees,
knows and loves you.
A Friend, I repeat, is one with whom
A Friend, I repeat, is one with whom
YOU DARE TO BE YOURSELF.
3 comments:
This is beautiful. I love the pic too. Did you know that is startlingly similiar to a doodle I posted earlier this year?
You're the best and have been on my mind a lot lately. Was going to call you the other day and then realized it was like four in the morning, so I opted against it. Friend or foe, phone calls in the middle of the night are not always appreciated.
From one Sticker Queen to Another - MUCH, much love.
stickers rule!
check your email
hugs
My Grandfather wrote in my 8th grade autograph book: A Friend is someone who knows everything about you - but likes you anyway.
My Grandfather hardly said anything to me in all the 14 years I knew him.
But he did say that.
I have had to go to the start of this list of posts - but I HAD to leave a comment here.
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