theculturewarrior Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 I know a lot of people. I'm not sure any of them are "true" friends. It remains to be seen. But I know they have a true friend. (Me.) When Jesus was asked what a neighbor is basically, he gave the parable of the Good Samaritan. But he didn't say, "Love only those who lift you up when you're bruised and beaten." He said, "Go, and do likewise." We are called to be neighbors, to love our neighbors, not necessarily to be loved by our neighbors. It's a hard truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Aug 6 2004, 10:50 AM'] I know a lot of people. I'm not sure any of them are "true" friends. It remains to be seen. But I know they have a true friend. (Me.) When Jesus was asked what a neighbor is basically, he gave the parable of the Good Samaritan. But he didn't say, "Love only those who lift you up when you're bruised and beaten." He said, "Go, and do likewise." We are called to be neighbors, to love our neighbors, not necessarily to be loved by our neighbors. It's a hard truth. [/quote] I understand that and I do love my neighbors, all of them. I simply choose not to become close with all of them. I do not love them any less or thinking any less of them as a person I just am not friends with them. Thanks for the comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Oh. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 [quote name='Phazzan' date='Aug 6 2004, 09:36 AM'] Basically I have mates, and I have aquaintances. I wouldn't consider my mates "true" friends, for they are just people I hang out with and do fun things with. I wouldn't open up to any of them, neither do we ever talk religion. The only person I'd take a bullet for other than close family, would be my cousin, who is close family, but also my best mate. We grew up together, so we are very close. Other than that, I have no "true" friends, nor do I seek any. If you want a true friend, you have to have something that binds you. For example, me and my cousin are binded by blood, and the fact we grew up together. All I'm saying is, true friends don't come along everyday. A true friend must be someone you can trust, and personally I don't trust anybody except for those I KNOW I can trust, i.e. close family. IMO, it's probably better to maintain and healthy and active social life with mates or aquaintances, whichever you prefer, rather than go out searching for true friends. Someone who I'd consider to be a true friend would be a wife (i.e. VeraMaria) or husband, someone who you can trust and be open with. [/quote] I try nto to search for true friends anymore because I know they are a rare occurance. I take what comes my way and enjoy life while I wait. The thing about husband/wife.... thank you! Haha, a good friend of mine, a mentor of mine, said the same thing. She said her only true friend was her husband. I think this is so true. No one else really seems to click like your spouse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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