Some people...

Some people will be your friend because of whom you know.
Some people will be your friend because of your position.
Some people will be your friend because of the way you look.
Some people will be your friend because of your possessions.

But, the only real friends are the people who will be your friends because they like you for who you are inside.

Conscience By David O. McKay

"To have the approval of your conscience when you are alone with your thoughts is like being in the company of true and loving friends. To merit your own self-respect give strength of character. Conscience is the link that binds your soul to the Spirit of God."

- David O. McKay -

Meeting and Passing by Robert Frost

Meeting And Passing

As I went down the hill along the wall
There was a gate I had leaned at for the view
And had just turned from when I first saw you
As you came up the hill. We met. But all
We did that day was mingle great and small
Footprints in summer dust as if we drew
The figure of our being less that two
But more than one as yet. Your parasol
Pointed the decimal off with one deep thrust.
And all the time we talked you seemed to see
Something down there to smile at in the dust.
(Oh, it was without prejudice to me!)
Afterward I went past what you had passed
Before we met and you what I had passed. 

Robert Frost

Letter from a Friend - from Jesus

Dear Friend, 

I just had to write to tell you how much I love you and care for you.

Yesterday, I saw you walking and laughing with your friends; I hoped that soon you'd want Me to walk along with you, too. So, I painted you a sunset to close your day and whispered a cool breeze to refresh you. I waited; you never called. I just kept on loving you. 

As I watched you fall asleep last night, I wanted so much to touch you. I spilled moonlight onto your face trickling down your cheeks as so many tears have. You didn't even think of me; I wanted so much to comfort you. 

The next day I exploded a brilliant sunrise into a glorious morning for you. But you woke up late and rushed off to work-you didn't evennotice. 

My sky became cloudy and Mytears were the rain. 

I love you! Oh, if you'd only listen. I really love you! I try to say it in the quiet of the green meadow and in the blue sky. The wind whispers My love throughout the treetops and spills it into the vibrant colors of the flowers. 

I shout it to you in the thunder of the great waterfalls and composed love songs for birds to sing for you. I warm you with the clothing of My sunshine and perfume the air with nature's sweet scent. 

My love for you is deeper than the ocean and greaterthan any need in your heart. If you'd only realize how I care. I died just for you. My Dad sends His love. I want you to meet Him. He cares, too. Fathers are just that way. 

So please call Me soon. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait because I love you. 

Your Friend, 
Jesus 

By: Author Unknown

Friends and Enemies

"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere."

- Ali ibn-Abi-Talib -

True Friends

Found on a Facebook wall post:

"A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the fake smile."

Instincts and Honesty

On an episode of Sanctuary (a sci-fi show), one of the characters was making a decision that another character didn't agree with and it started a discussion that can be summarized as follows:

Character 1: "I'm sorry for disagreeing with your decision."
Character 2: "Never stop doing that - being honest with me. I need to know that my instincts aren't wrong. That my feelings don't end up blinding my decisions."

Deep thought.

Quote - Friends

"Come on, dear brother, since the war is past,
For friends at first, are friends again at last."

Quote - Personal Angels

Another quote from a Pam christmas card:

"There have been angels in my life.

While they
haven't
arrived
with a blast
of trumphets
or a rustle of wings,


I've known them
just the same."