One thing I've learned from participating in a "viewing service," a "memorial service" and then a funeral is that if I am blessed to live a long life and die at an old age, I want to have lots of friends or at least a few good ones. My dad wished his kids at his recent birthday party that we'd all be "fortunate enough to have a friend like Leak" (not sure if that's how you spell it, but that's how you say the name of one of his dear friends).
In order to reach my goal, I am going to try and be a good friend. One of my favorite bands of the 80s was Kerry Livgren's band AD. They had a song that I never liked (musically) too much, but it had a great message:
"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 26, 2007 12:07 PM