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The disabled man, however, had something that few of us can
boast.
Something that turned out to be critical in this moment of
challenge or opportunity – it all depends how you look at it.
The man had not one, not two, not even three but four friends who were willing to go out
on a limb with him. Who were willing to
stick their necks out for him. Who would go through the roof for him. Who were willing to break some rules and some
bricks for him.
Now, that’s rare.
That was rare then, and it is even more rare now when the definition
of friendship has been reduced to the bulging list of vaguely familiar faces on
our Facebook page, faces of people we hardly know much less love.
Looking on the bright side, such
superfluous friendship market makes real friends truly stand out. It causes the value of a true friend to actually go
through the roof. They are worth their value in pure gold.
So you may not need four, or three, or even two. Just one true friend who really really knows
you, who really really loves and generously
accepts you as you are – the good, the bad, and the ugly – the one who is
willing to go out on a limb with you, who is willing to stick his or her neck
out for you, who is willing to go through the roof with you…to break some bricks
and few rules with you - may be quite enough. Perhaps even more than enough.
And if you are a friend like that... I need to hear from you.
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