A True Friend

"A true friend is one who is not afraid to make you cry."

"When I was growing up (as a teenager) I went through this period of time where I was always playing this game... like gambling. Instead of going to study, focus on my classes and work hard, I would go and play the game. I would come home and my Dad would ask me where I had been and I would tell him I was studying with my friend Hank. I had been playing the game after school instead for about 6 months at that time instead of doing what I was suppose to be doing and I was the top student at school. My Dad asked me again one day after I came home where I was and I told him I was studying with my friends Hank and Dan. He slapped me across the face really hard two times and he asked me why I was lying to him. He knew all of the details when he confronted me and I had no concept as to how he found everything out. When I asked him how he knew he told me his friends owned a shop right next to the one where I was playing the game and the guys from the shop told him. I hated the guys in the shop so much after that for telling on me for a long time after. About 4 years later I was at the airport getting ready to leave when Hank said, "I was the one who told your Dad". Now, almost 60 years later, Hank is still my best friend and I know I can trust him to be my eyes."
-(I made up the names) Wisdom from my Father... Thank you Dad.

A true friend knows your vision, even when you lose your sight.

Xx Suzie