Real vs. Fake

"Champagne to all my real friend and real pain to my sham friends" - Montgomery Brogan

Too often, we forget who took care of us when we really needed it. I know I have done it. We fail to be there for them when they in turn need us. I know I have failed at it. How many times have I looked to a friend for help sometime after doing them a favor and, without mentioning the favor I did, asked them for assistance, only to be told "I don't have time?" How often have I done it? How often have you? Or, even worse, how many times have I told someone I don't have time for them and turned around and asked them for something in the following weeks? Real friends are hard to come by. Fake friends are easy. A real friend will clean his mess after he makes it. A fake one will leave the trash on your floor, and walk out the door each time. A real friend will eat your food when he comes to your house and let you do the same at his home. A fake friend will eat your food at your house and say he has to save all his food when you visit him. I could go on and on but you get the picture. Really people, think about the kind of friend you are being. And to the Greeks, you wearing those letters doesn't mean a thing if you won't offer what you can to another who shares that bond. You don't have to like the next man (or woman) to love him (or her).

Litera scripta manet. - Unknown