Good Friends
Friends are so very important to a person's mental health. For example, the other day I went to two good friends and shared the details of my crisis. Both managed to help me feel better and assure me that everything was going to be okay. Sometimes a friend just has to listen as you talk and figure things out for yourself. That's what being a friend is all about.And then there are the sorts of friends who go way above and beyond the call of duty. For example, a pregnant friend of mine had a mishap yesterday. When a mutual friend called mid-day just to check in, my pregnant friend shared the story of the mishap.
This very good friend became concerned about our young mother-to-be. She questioned the way Mommy was "sounding funny." Unfortunately, she was geographically unable to do a more thorough check herself. But, a good friend doesn't just let it go. Oh no. She called in a pair of two more excellent friends of ours who work in the little burg where we all live to see if someone could go and check on our pregnant friend. Excellent friend #2 went over and determined that Mommy was having contractions. So she called her husband (Excellent friend #3) and he drove Mommy to the hospital since her own husband was unavailable.
Wow. Just really wow. That's what I call friendship. I have to recognize these three because even though they didn't do it for acclaim, but for friendship, they deserve recognition. We don't recognize good deeds often enough in this world. I'd like to see that change.
So, for Acts of Kindness and Friendship Above and Beyond the Call of Duty, I do hereby proclaim my very good friends (who know who they are but probably don't want their names on the internet) the first ever recipients of the Villains Vanquished Excellent Friend Award.
Applause, please, for these superior examples of what real friends are all about.
