Spirituality Information - Journey In The Fields Of Forever Part 29
Below is a MRR and PLR article in category Self Improvement -> subcategory Time Management.
Journey in the Fields of Forever: Part 29
Summary:
A friend visits unexpectedly. Do we always need a reason to connect?---
"I suppose you're right," I said. "I once believed I had many friends, but that changed when I was no longer useful to them. I thought they stayed because we genuinely cared about each other. When my life fell apart, they vanished like smoke."
"So, you were angry because they didn't support you?" he asked, probing gently.
"Not really angry, just disappointed. Friends are meant to stay through thick and thin, right? During my darkest times?"losing my business, my wife, and my parents?"I felt utterly abandoned."
"Is that your final complaint?" he asked, almost teasingly.
"Yes, it is," I replied.
"When would you like your medal?" he quipped.
"A medal? What’s this about, Gideon?" I asked, confused.
He feigned sympathy. "All those friends gone when you needed them! What a shame!" He chuckled, and I felt mocked. "That’s not funny, Gideon. I thought you were better than this."
"Of course, I am your friend. I'm reminding you that you can’t control others' choices, only your own."
"I understand, Gideon. I was just remembering those lonely times. I wished a few had stayed."
"Remember this, John: People leave not because of who you are, but because of who they are. As Joyce Sequichie Hifler shared about the Cherokee view of friendship, ‘True friends are self-selected. They choose to respond and how to do so. Acquaintances judge; friends do not. That’s why they are precious?"they choose to be."
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