deedeewisdom

From the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
“Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love
and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger,
and you seek him for peace.”
“And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide,
let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should
seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not
your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let
there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart
finds its morning and is refreshed.”

I am thinking of our friends, both close and intimate, like a spouse, but also of those dear friends of the heart, for whom we would do anything. Recently I have been reminded that friends are a gift that we cannot take for granted. And we need to invest in those friend relationships, for they are precious.

Diane Findlen Garrow 2/1/11