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"Friendship without self interest is one of the rare and beautiful things in life." - James Francis Byrnes
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What I've Learned About Best Friends
-I've learned that anyone can have good friends, but true best friends are hard to find.
-I've learned that a best friend is more important than a boyfriend.
-I've learned that you can do anything or nothing with a best friend and still have the best time.
-I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
-I've learned that families aren't biological, because a good friend can be like your family.
-I've learned that even true friends hurt one another sometimes, but true friends always forgive.
-I've learned that sometimes a best friend is all you have to turn to.
-I've learned that a best friend will always think you're beautiful.
-I've learned that you meet many friends in your life, but only true friends remain forever in your heart.
-I've learned that a best friend would stand up for you no matter what.
-I've learned that best friends can stay up all night and talk for hours without even realizing it.
-Anonymous
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A Friendship Story
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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.
Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.
Finally the long-awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life."
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