Winning Words 1/28/09
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” (Seneca…Sent by D.C.) This Roman Stoic philosopher lived 2000 years ago, and many quotes are attributed to him. Emerson was a fan of Seneca’s, but others regarded him as a hypocrite. Legend says that he was converted to Christianity by St. Paul. I think that today’s comment on friendship is beyond stoicism. ;-) Jack
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: And to be loved when unlovable! Friendship disregards flaws.
FROM PR J.S. IN MI: The gift of Understanding is one of the gifts of the Spirit (Isa 11) I have always "understood" it to mean "the ability to put one's self in another's moccasins"
FROM MOLINER LIZ: Today's quote makes one realize how few really "true" friends one has. Everyone is happy to party with you, but when the chips are down, it's "bye bye." They don't want any part of the bad stuff. "Fair weather" friends these folks used to be called. This can go for family, too. I thank God for my true friends.
FROM GOOD DEBT JON: It was adopted and improved nicely by Steven Covey. His Habit 5 is: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.
FROM CJL IN OH: Often by long distance....
1 comment:
I believe a beautiful quality of true friendship is also two people hoping to understand each other and, despite all the odds, believing that each of them will "stick with it" until more understanding comes. Maybe that's just plain love. What happened to your picture, Pastor Freed? Are you in the process of putting a new one on your blog?
S.H. in MI
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