Friends

Friends are people who believe in the same things you do, go to places you go to and enjoy the same kinds of hobbies.

Friends will be with you through thick or thin, the good and the bad. They’re there when you need them and always seem to know when you are in need of their comforting presents.

You can tell a friends anything and discuss things with them that you would never talk to anybody else about, not even you wife or husband or a co-worker. You know they know how to keep a secret.

You may have met your best friend when you were in grade school, at the ballpark or at work. Maybe your mother was best friends with your friend’s mother, or your father was best friends with your friend’s father.

People even meet their best friend in the most bizarre way, like at an accident or during a jury trial, on a trip to another country.

Friends keep in touch with each other even if they live hundreds or thousands of miles away.

My Grandfather had a childhood friend who moved from Pennsylvania to California when they were both very young. Thirty-five years later, they met again when my parents moved to California and my Grandparents went out there for a visit.

Best friends are like precious jewels that never tarnish or get lost in the back of a dresser drawer or sold to be lost forever.

I wonder whether you have contacted your friend for a while? I wonder if you don’t believe that that friend is really a friend anymore? I wonder if you believed that the person you called friend was really a friend to begin with? I wonder.

I can wonder all I want and it will make no difference whether the person I called friend is still my friend even if I haven’t seen or talked to him/her in a long time. Maybe it’s time for a reuniting with that person to give us a chance to become better friends. I wonder.

Spiritualists take personal responsibility for their daily actions very seriously and make every effort to make friends and keep those friends without judging them or their beliefs. The Law of Association when understood and distributed appropriately can establish true brotherhood/sisterhood, which is in direct relationship to our second principle “we believe in the brotherhood of man.”

Spiritualists know and understand the Law of Cause and Effect, which is related to the Law of Karma both, are always in action. By also being aware of the Law of Attraction we know that what we sow, we reap and will never get away with anything we do that is anything but good. Spiritualists take care to always give the other person the benefit of the doubt and strive to learn the fact of the matter before they make any kind of judgment. They try never to make judgments that will destroy a friendship.

Spiritualists understand the Golden Rule “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” We know that the Law of Truth is closely linked to the conscience of humans, and encompasses the knowledge and understanding of right thinking, acting, and living. This law encourages us to search for greater awareness; as a result, we strive to know the truth of all things. It is a law of guidance, for it helps us tell right from wrong.

All of the above laws are directly related to our relationship to other people and especially with friends. We know that we have a responsibility to others and to Infinite Intelligence, the Source of all Creation..