~FRIEND~
 
A friend is one who needs us and one whom
we need.  Around us may be many whose
companionship we enjoy, but were they
suddenly to drop out of their places there
would be no soreness, no sense of
deprivation, no lack of comfort.  We do not
need them, neither do they needs us. A
friend is one whom we cling, though many
leagues of space separate us.  Though days
pass with no sight of his face or word from
 his pen, we know our friend loves us and
that when we meet again we will be on the
same old terms: we shall begin where we left
off.  A friend is one in whom we can
confide.  The secret chambers of our soul
open to his touch on the latch.  Thousands
imagine their friends are numbered by
scores, but if subjected to these tests every
one of them would fall into the great sea of
common humanity.
 
 ~AUTHOR~
Dinger