There is an old English Proverb that goes like this
a friend in need is a friend indeed. How true! Having a special friend
you can turn to in good times and in bad is a beautiful and
splendiferous thing. Leo F. Buscaglia said: "A single rose can be my
garden...a single friend my world, “To illustrate this point, let me
tell you a story about friendship.
The Beauty of a Rose
I
was walking through the forest and through the bushes I heard weeping .I
followed the sound of the soft cry until I arrived at a woman sitting
upon the snow .Her eyes were filled with tears and her heart heavy from
life. I sat upon the cold snow with her and I offered her my shoulder
and my ears.
“What is your name”, she asked”. I smiled at her
and I said, “My name is Faith, my middle name is hope and my last name
is compassion. I saw a faint smile come upon her face as I asked her
“what is your name? “ “My name is flower child and “I had given up on
hope, faith was something I was loosing site of and I have no more
compassion to give. “
I asked her if I may read her a poem and
through the poem I showed her self-worth .That it was more important for
her to have self worth for when she loved herself others would love her
to. I showed her reality, that you can not save the world if people
don’t or won’t listen. I spoke of how important it was to have a
compassion for others.
I showed her praise, I praised her for
staying strong when she had given up on faith. I showed her patience as
this was something not easy for any of us. Things take time I told her.
Sometimes people just don’t want to accept what is in front of them. I
told her to please hang on that someday they may learn respect. I then
said to her this you see flower child this is hope
We sat and
talked awhile and I saw a smile come back through flower Childs eyes. I
picked up a wild Rose that was laying there in the snow. I placed the
rose it in her hand. It wasn't everyday you had roses in winter. This is
friendship the most important of all things in our life. It is truly as
rare as this rose in the snow. When you receive it cherish it and don't
ever let it die.
Then I smiled, I handed her a piece of paper
with my number on it and I walked away. She called me the next day and I
heard join in her soft voice. She told me that she had thought of me
and I truly lived up to my name. I think she found her faith, her hope
and her compassion. She said she found it in me but I think she had it
in her all along. But what she did not have was the friendship of a Rose
or an earth angel to help guide her along
We all need someone
in life to say I believe in you. Friendship is as rare as a rose in the
snow. When you receive it cherish it don't let it ever die. Life is too
short not to cherish those who show us compassion. Don’t let silly
things stand in our way. For friendship is the beauty of a rose.
