Friendship

I felt like I left the past post unexplained.  Love.  And friendship.  Friendship should be based on love.

We'll define love as the Bible defines it, "Willing to lay down one's life for another."  Friendship is based on that concept of love.  Not that mushy-gooey love, but one that you would be willing to sacrifice all you had to make sure that that person lived.  In today's culture, friends are just those who have common interests.  Of course that can be an easy thing to gravitate to.  If you and another person, say, love hockey, then you probably enjoy doing it together.  And you can't forget that you probably enjoy hanging out with each other, thus making it easy to hangout with that person.

All of that is great and good..  but what is true friendship?  What makes friends become strong, so that nothing will separate them?  Yes, being ready to lay down your life is one of the things that make up a strong friendship.  But also being able to stand up to them, point out where they err.  Yet also, at the same time, offer encouragement and a helping hand.  (Maybe even a manly hug now and then)

I think this quote sums it up nicely, "A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down."
Arnold H. Glasow