Friendship is a strange thing...we find ourselves telling each other

the deepest details of our lives...things we don't even share with the

families who raised us...but what is a friend? a confidant? a lover? a

shoulder to cry on? an ear to listen? a heart to feel? A friend is all

of these ...and more. No matter where we met, no matter how long we've

been together...I call you friend. A word so small, yet so large in

feeling, a word filled with emotion, a word overflowing with love. Truly

great things come in small packages. Once the package of friendship has

been opened, it can never be closed. It is a constant book always

waiting...waiting to be read....and enjoyed. We may have our

disagreements...we may have our disappointments...we may argue..we may

concern one another...friendship is a unique bond that lasts through all

tribulations. A part of each of us goes into our friendships...our

humor...our experiences...our tears. Friendships are

foundations...necessary for life...and love. Friends...you and me...you

brought another friend and then there were three...we started our

group...our circle of friends...there is no beginning....there is no end

even though i don't speak to you all everyday.....or even as often as i

would like to....you have all crossed my path of life in one way or

another......some of you I've only bumped into.......some have walked a

while with me......and some of you will continue to walk with

me...........but don't ever think for a second that since we aren't in

constant contact....that i don't think of you all........because if it

wasn't for coming across all of you....who knows........i would be a

completely different person............and...well.........i'm happy how

i've turned out so far.. .................thank you........

Keep this going...mail it to all you friends....mail it to those you

never met....those you have and those you have lost along the way...

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