I was thinking about my life today. Sounds philosophical, I know, but it's actually quite simple. I was reading through a Facebook message between my friend and I. He was helping me through having to say goodbye to John. I was a mess, and he was super sweet and helpful. I've known him for 12 years now, and our friendship has grown into something truly special to me. When I was Beth in LITTLE WOMEN, he was my Mr. Laurence. On closing night, after realizing it was our last show together, the emotions ran high. I don't cry at the end of shows, and neither does he, but we were both pretty upset.
Anyway! I was reading through our message, and the second time through I realized how lucky I am to have friends like him. I've lost friends for various reasons, and I've been hurt a lot by different people. There were a few months I cried myself to sleep almost every night because of a few people. But that has slowly patched itself up. The more I thought about it, the more clear it became that you can not replace a great friendship. If there's a relationship you've lost, you (or at least I) always have a place I feel like that person (or people) should be. And it's going to hurt to lose people, but if you are meant to be friends with them, God will always find a way to put them back into your life. It's something I've grown more and more grateful for every day, friendship. Friendship is not something to be taken for granted. Ever.
God bless you!
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