LIFE FRIENDSHIPS
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          After a while you learn that what you really are
         is all the experiences and all the thoughts you've
      had and all the people who have touched your life,
                           no matter how briefly.
       After a while you learn that troubles are temporary
               and relationships aren't always permanent.
            You learn that many people come into your life
                  and fade into forgetfulness while others
                    remain as warm places in your heart.
                     You learn to forgive the bad times
                       and overcome the resentments.
               And you learn to live with love in your heart
                for the good friends who may not be present,
                           but who never go away,
                   because the warmth of their friendship
                     and their essence lives within you
                     and becomes a part of what you are.
 

                              ~unknown author~