Hello Brothers and Sisters may your love and friendships will warm our
relationships in this community as we survive to this cold winter season.
A high school friend sends this to me and while reading it I asked
myself-How is our relationships in our community, are we all genuine??

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps herself and doesn't even
feel the least bit weird shutting your 'Pepsi drawer' with her foot!

A simple friend has never seen you cry..
A real friend's shoulder is soggy from your tears.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you
clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

A simple friend reads this e-mail and deletes it.
A real friend passes it on and sends it back to you!

It keeps us together, like our Circle of Friends.

When you are down to nothing ...
God is up to something.
God Bless Us All and bye for now.