Kind, patient, giving, caring, warm-hearted, honest, compassionate, respectful, thoughtful, gentle, unselfish, humble etc.
With the list of adjectives, each student excitedly bragged about their best friend to their partner. Afterwards I asked, "Now, are you all of these things to your best friend?" Silence...their shocked faces displayed their thoughts loud and clear. Did I really expect them to be all of those things?!?
But, how could I expect them to be what I was not? Tears sprang to my eyes as I looked at the list, for my best friend truly was and I was not.
Today's Life Lesson: Friends...Be unto others as you would have them be unto you…
I really do have the best best friend. |
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