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Benedict Arnold

What Does Friendship Mean To You?

I love time alone, nevertheless I have learned the wonders of friendship in my life...here is what friendship means to me, in the words of author J.R. Salamance, in his haunting 1961 novel LILITH (made into a wonderful movie 1965 starring Jean Seberg, Warren Beatty, and Peter Fonda):

…and I learned for the first time in my life the delightful and surprising manner in which the spirit grows in the sunlight of friendship. My nature seemed to enlarge and include his own; I had his strength, his wit, his poise to defend me; I became less tense and painfully sensitive; I even found an unsuspected element of gaiety in myself; indeed, I think it was largely by virtue of Eric’s friendship that I was able to endure the war.

Posted - April 17, 2017
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  • 5614
    No back stabbin?
      April 17, 2017 10:25 PM MDT
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  • Back Stabbin' is OUT, O-uknow...h3llz to the nope.
      April 17, 2017 10:56 PM MDT
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  • 7792
    It means everything to me. Unless you stab me in the back and after that, it's nothing to me. This post was edited by Zack at April 18, 2017 1:52 PM MDT
      April 17, 2017 10:26 PM MDT
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  • All or nothing 'bout covers it Zack!
    ty for your fine answer.
      April 17, 2017 10:58 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Your experience is so enriching so happy you had Eric who helped you overcome travails of war. A true friend is one who is a treasure difficult to find and keep. We have several friends, both online and offline, but only the really lucky ones get to meet that one friend and companion who will stay by their side, no matter what happens in their lives. I dunno who else but my hubby who knows me more than myself, he stood by me and words are never spoken,...in actions he does all that a friend would do. We don't quarrel and if we do he changes the most serious situation into a highly comical one. No secrets between us and I know and he knows when not to interfere and that keeps the ball rolling...touchwood;))
      April 17, 2017 10:46 PM MDT
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  • Veena.K, THAT is a very special fella...sense of humour, too...like a bridge over troubled waters.
      April 17, 2017 10:59 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Oh I was the melancholic type dear Virginia...he made me wear the laughing goggles and now I see things with a slanting smile;))
      April 17, 2017 11:02 PM MDT
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  • Lovely quote. It hasn't worked that way for me. I've had a few close friends but mostly I prefer not to be close to others. I'm socially inept as many people who contribute to sites like this have often claimed to be. 

    I've occasionally been perplexed by the lyrics of People Who Need People. People who LIKE people may well consider themselves lucky, but people who NEED people would seem incapable of functioning without them. I would certainly not class them as "the luckiest people in the world". 
      April 17, 2017 10:53 PM MDT
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  • Dozy, you found the 'right' spouse, I am convinced she is your soulmate...
    (And yes the song, THAT is a dumb song.)

    Soul mates finding each other, joining, is one interpretation of the Star of David...from Veena's post above I am wondering if it might have happened for her, also...




      April 17, 2017 11:06 PM MDT
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  • That's a magnificent rendering of the star and certainly an emotive interpretation. I'd never heard it put that way till Veena mentioned it a couple of months ago. It certainly resonates with me. 

    And, yes, the Didgerina and I have a rare relationship but surprisingly, she's a loner too. :)
      April 17, 2017 11:09 PM MDT
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  • 44620
    I choose to have no friends. I prefer to be left alone.
      April 18, 2017 1:45 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    a lot especially since around here i dont seem to have anyone to hang out with. not sure why, makes me want to move away sometimes, i miss the friendships i used to have in other places
      April 18, 2017 3:54 PM MDT
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  • I enjoy my time alone. A friend to me is that one person that I can confide in, talk to about anything without judgement, someone that understands my sometimes quirky, sometimes emotional ways, and chooses to remain by my side....it is someone that I would do anything for, and they for me. I have one such person in my life. I don't tend to get close to people simply because I'm usually the one to get hurt. 
      April 18, 2017 5:13 PM MDT
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