Last updated on May 14th,1999
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| A REAL FRIEND |
ANY ONE CAN STAND BY YOU WHEN YOU ARE RIGHT, BUT A FRIEND WILL STAND
BY YOU EVEN WHEN YOU ARE WRONG…
A SIMPLE FRIEND IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WHEN HE CALLS.
A REAL FRIEND DOESN'T HAVE TO.
A SIMPLE FRIENDS OPENS A CONVERSATION WITH A FULL NEWS BULLETIN
ON HIS LIFE.
A REAL FRIEND SAYS, "WHAT'S NEW WITH YOU?"
A SIMPLE FRIEND THINKS THE PROBLEMS YOU WHINE ABOUT ARE RECENT.
A REAL FRIEND SAYS, "YOU'VE BEEN WHINING ABOUT THE SAME THING FOR
14 YEARS. GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!"
A SIMPLE FRIEND HAS NEVER SEEN YOU CRY.
A REAL FRIEND HAS SHOULDERS SOGGY FROM YOUR TEARS.
A SIMPLE FRIEND DOESN'T KNOW YOUR PARENTS' FIRST NAMES.
A REAL FRIEND HAS THEIR PHONE NUMBERS IN HIS ADDRESS BOOK.
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 HE HAS 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 WONDERS ABOUT YOUR ROMANTIC HISTORY.
A REAL FRIEND COULD BLACKMAIL YOU WITH IT!
A SIMPLE FRIEND, WHEN VISITING, ACTS LIKE A GUEST.
A REAL FRIEND OPENS YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND HELPS HIMSELF!
A SIMPLE FRIEND THINKS THE FRIENDSHIP IS OVER WHEN YOU HAVE AN ARGUMENT.
A REAL FRIEND KNOWS THAT IT'S NOT A FRIENDSHIP UNTIL AFTER YOU'VE
HAD A FIGHT!
A SIMPLE FRIEND EXPECTS YOU TO ALWAYS BE THERE FOR THEM.
A REAL FRIEND EXPECTS TO ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU!
NO MATTER WHERE WE GO OR WHO WE BECOME, NEVER FORGET WHO HELPED
US GET THERE. THERE'S NEVER A WRONG TIME TO PICK UP A PHONE OR SEND A MESSAGE
TELLING YOUR FRIENDS HOW MUCH YOU MISS THEM OR HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR THEM.
A FRIEND IS THE PERSON WHO GIVES YOU THE BETTER OF THE TWO CHOICES,
HOLDS YOUR HAND WHEN YOU'RE SCARED, HELPS YOU FIGHT OFF THOSE WHO TRY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU, THINKS OF YOU AT TIMES WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE, REMINDS
YOU OF WHAT YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN, HELPS YOU PUT THE PAST BEHIND YOU BUT UNDERSTANDS
WHEN YOU NEED TO HOLD ON TO IT A LITTLE LONGER, STAYS WITH YOU SO THAT
YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE, GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE TIME FOR YOU, HELPS
YOU CLEAR UP YOUR MISTAKES, HELPS YOU DEAL WITH PRESSURE FROM OTHERS, SMILES
FOR YOU EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SAD, HELPS YOU BECOME A BETTER PERSON, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY CARES ABOUT YOU!
PASS THIS ON TO THOSE FRIENDS OF THE PAST, THOSE OF THE FUTURE AND
THOSE YOU HAVE MET ALONG THE WAY…
IF YOU GET IT BACK, YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR TRUE FRIENDS!