Some silly relaxation before going to bed last night - I watched an episode of that old series The Golden Girls. As you may recall, the theme song is Thank You For Being A Friend. I'm sure I was singing along in my head.
I woke up this morning to the sound of Dionne Warwick singing That's What Friends Are For on the radio. Shortly after that I accidently clicked a youtube link and went to an old clip of Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance singing about friendship. There must be a theme here!
What a wonderful thing friendship is. It can actually make you sing! I started to sing along with Lucy and Ethel.
The wonderful Dutch priest Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen had some good thoughts on the
"Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or common histories. It is a bond stronger than sexual union can create, deeper than a shared fate can solidify, and even more intimate than the bonds of marriage or community. Friendship is being with the other in joy and sorrow, even when we cannot increase the joy or decrease the sorrow. It is a unity of souls that gives nobility and sincerity to love. Friendship makes all of life shine brightly. Blessed are those who lay down their lives for their friends."
I woke up this morning to the sound of Dionne Warwick singing That's What Friends Are For on the radio. Shortly after that I accidently clicked a youtube link and went to an old clip of Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance singing about friendship. There must be a theme here!
What a wonderful thing friendship is. It can actually make you sing! I started to sing along with Lucy and Ethel.
"It's friendship, friendship,
Just a perfect blendship,
When other friendships have been forgot
Ours will still be hot!
Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle-dig-dig-dig."
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"Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or common histories. It is a bond stronger than sexual union can create, deeper than a shared fate can solidify, and even more intimate than the bonds of marriage or community. Friendship is being with the other in joy and sorrow, even when we cannot increase the joy or decrease the sorrow. It is a unity of souls that gives nobility and sincerity to love. Friendship makes all of life shine brightly. Blessed are those who lay down their lives for their friends."
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