To Be a Friend

Do you remember your primary school days? Those first days when you hardly knew anyone? You started to connect with a few kids. You were drawn to some without understanding the attraction. At that age you don't analyze a friendship. It just happens. One person is nice to you and you respond. Some in the class divided into cliques with some kids 'in' and some 'out.' Friendships began to form and you 'hung out' with just a few.

Friendship is not a rational process. Reasoning and discerning play into our choices of friends, but with strong elements of feelings and emotions. Much of the conscious development of our circle of friends rests on an understanding of the elements and foundations of friendship. There is no magic formula. Friendship choices rest on principles and concepts.

A Warning. You will not find a magic solution for making and keeping friends. Friendships take effort. They hold a bit of mystery. They can't be manufactured. But they are priceless. Walk with Jerry and Mary White in To Be a Friend as they probe and discover together the great adventure of being and having friends.