What Is Friendship?

     A relationship of mutual affection? Real friendship goes much deeper than that, there are very few real friendships. A real friendship is when one knows your heart. Those are the friendships that last. When someone knows your heart they will be your friend for life. There will always be those times when you do not act in a good and appropriate manner, but a true friend sees beyond those moments.
     When I think of true friendship I only think of a very few people. There are only a few I know that I can count on to be there. They will not leave you in the rough times.
     I was thinking of a friend of mine this morning. He is gone now, but when he was alive he sat by my side when I needed a friend to be there. He always made me laugh with his silly ways. I can only recall one time when we had a little set to, but all was forgiven. We were friends until the day he died. Even though we did not see much of each other in the last months before he was gone we still remained friends. The memories of his friendship live on in my heart.
     I think of another friend, we have worked together professionally as well as having a personal friendship. She is one of the finest people I know. it never fails that no matter how rough things have ever been she has always seen my heart. I know I can tell her anything, she wont judge me. a friend accepts you as you are without judgment.
     I think of another friend, he is my dearest friend of all because I love him so much. We are far in distance mile wise, but I feel the closest to him in my heart. He is there for me, he listens patiently to my troubles. I know I can count on him. He has been there for me from the beginning of our friendship, he is really and truly the best man I know. I am the luckiest person in the world to have such a good friend in the one I love. I was thinking of this song this morning, true friendship is standing by someone. Sometimes not even saying a word, but simply standing.
 
   "Stand By Me"

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
All the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me
Stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me, oh won't you stand now, stand
Stand by me