The Idea Of A Good Friend
In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you
have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.
In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went to
the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary
halls.
In second grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped
you stand up to the class bully.
In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared
their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.
In fourth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who was
willing to switch square dancing partners in gym so you wouldn't have
to be stuck do-si-do-ing with Nasty Nicky or Smelly Susan.
In fifth grade your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on
the back of the bus for you.
In sixth grade your idea of a friend was the person who went up to
Nicky or Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so
that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.
In seventh grade your idea of a friend was the person who let you copy
the social studies homework from the night before that you had.
In eighth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped
you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball but didn't laugh at
you when you finished and broke out into tears.
In ninth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who would go
to a party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the only
freshman there.
In tenth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who changed
their schedule so you would have someone to sit with at lunch.
In eleventh grade your idea of a good friend was the person who gave
you rides in their new car, convinced your parents that you shouldn't
be grounded, consoled you when you broke up with Nick [or Glenn] or
Susan, and found you a date to the prom.
In twelfth grade your idea of a good friend pick out a college/university,
assured you that you would get into that college/university, helped you
deal with by our parents who were having a hard time adjusting to the
idea of letting you go...
At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying
on the inside but managed the biggest smile one could give as they
congratulated you.
The summer after twelfth grade your idea of a good friend was the
person who helped you clean up the bottles from that party, helped you
sneak out of the house when you just couldn't deal with your parents,
assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together,
you could make it through anything, helped you pack up for university and
just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years
of memories you were leaving behind, and finally on those last days of
childhood, went out of their way to give you reassurance that you would
make it in college as well as you had these past 18 years, and most
importantly sent you off to college knowing you were loved.
Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the
better of the two choices, holds your hand when you're scared, helps
you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at
times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps
the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a
little longer, stays with you so that you have company, goes out of
their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps
you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad,
helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!
Pass on to those friends of the past, and those of the future...and
those you have met along the way...[crying yet? oh there's more]
Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become,
never forget who helped us get there.
There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling
your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.
You know who you are, pass it on to someone who you want to remind.
So send this to all your friends and maybe those who aren't but just
watch and see who sends it back.
If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean.
Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity to tell
someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets. Most
importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have
helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about
anyway. Pass this along to your friends. Let it make a difference in
your day and theirs.
The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that the
regrets may stay around forever.
Within 1 hour you must send it to other people. Within five days you
will have a miraculous occurrence in your relationships. You will find
new love or have an old love rekindled. If you do not send it, you
will have once again passed up the opportunity to do something loving and
beautiful and continue the trend that gives you problems in your
relationships. If you've received this it is because someone cares for
you and it means there is probably at least someone for whom you care.
If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it would take right now
to forward this to ten people, would it be the first time you didn't or
that little thing that would make a difference in your relationships?
[oh the guilt!] And the better you'll get at reaching out to those
you care about.
Here's the deal: Forward this letter to at least 10 different people;
within 1 hour of receiving it. people who care for you and that warm
glowy feeling that comes from loving others.
Love - Words