Amazing Friends
Since we have lately concentrated so much on friendship, I like to tell another little tale about how some friends can leave you with shear amazement. After Julie and Luc brought the beautiful books to me to distribute to, first, the five friends involved in creating and paying for the books and second, to dear friends and family members, I also thought of my dear friend Susan. We have been friends since the 1980s and she is a friend who surprises you with wonderful deeds, when you least expect them. She also is the friend, after hearing the complete story how my friends fulfilled Jessika
Yay, another Ilona story!–friendship really is a precious gift, and all of Ilona’s friends know this well.
I have always thought Susan to be a very special person and thoughtful person, since meeting her in 1975, but her actions here really show her love and her beautiful heart. Thank you Ilona, for sharing this story.
What a sweet, sweet story. I am so grateful that Ilona is still willing to contribute these gems for us to savor. When I read this one I thought of another story that I read about Elie Wiesel’s understanding of friendship. I’ll share it with you here:
Elie Wiesel was a teacher at Boston University and he taught his students this life lesson: “Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.” He once told his class
Thank you, dear Sharon, for sharing this lovely snippet from Elie Wiesel (I have always been a big fan of his work, especially Night.) Hope you are well. Much love to you.