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Browsing the net throws up some beautiful quotes and ideas that we might otherwise have no access to unless we go looking for something specific in a bookshop. The information one can get from the worldwide web is absolutely fascinating and in truth, one should spend at least an hour every day – if only to widen one's horizons. Just go through this very interesting posting that I happened to come across and which I wish to share with all of you. I hope you find it as relevant and valid as I did!
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and
visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage,
about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood,
the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned
a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves
to the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get
older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much
you love the children you'll have, you are still going to need
girlfriends.
Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And
remember that "girlfriends" are not only your friends, but your
sisters, your daughters, and other relatives too. You'll need other
women. Women always do."
'What a funny piece of advice,' the young woman thought. 'Haven't I
just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now
a married woman, for goodness sake! A grown-up! Surely my husband and
the family we'll start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
But she listened to her Mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends
and made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,
she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was
talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their
mysteries upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life.
After almost 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've
learned:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates
Children grow up.
Love waxes and wanes.
Hearts break.
Careers end.
Jobs come and go.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favours.
Men don't call when they say they will.
BUT girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles
are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her
can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk it
for yourself, your girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering you
on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and
waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even
break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you out. My
mother, sister, sister-in-law, "sisters", extended family, and friends
bless my life! The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither
would I.
When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the
incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to the women who help make your life work.
I just did.
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