A Good Friend

I must admit--I love having conversations with total and complete strangers. I don't know what it is, but there is great pleasure in confiding and have serious conversations with someone you may never see ever again. It's refreshing, insightful, and sometimes, more helpful than real conversations with people you know.

I'm going to re-tell an interesting conversation a good friend of mine had with a complete and total stranger that gave much insight into the word "a good friend."

This stranger was a man filled with wisdom and old age, a man who had gained and lost many friends over the years. He told her that a good friend is one that stays with you, because if they aren't there until the end, then they were never a good friend to begin with. He went on to saying that therefore, only good friends are true friends, and the rest are just acquaintances. If you can't feel comfortable saying anything to a good friend, then they're not a real friend, they are simply an acquaintance.

He explained that good friends are what make life worth living. And these people, the one that make an impression on your life, and a footprint on your heart, are the only friends worth having.

These wise words are truly insightful, beautifully said, and worth remembering.

So here's to good friends...may yours be the best you could ever ask for.