~ Jane Austen
On a hot and
humid evening, I accompanied my children to a high school football game. Many years ago, it would have been the
highlight of my weekend or even my month.
But at this point in my life, it was a challenge at the end of a busy
week. Throngs of young people, heat and
many stairs. I was dispatched to buy
refreshments for my children and I asked my lovely friend to accompany me,
which of course she did without hesitating and with her ever-present
smile. On our way back with the food, my
hands were full but I was convinced that I had a mosquito on the side of my
face that I could not swat. I kept
asking my friend if she could see a bug. Finally,
she decided to brush my face to see if she could remove whatever was driving me
crazy. "It was sweat," my
friend said. "Great," I said,
"Now you are wiping away my sweat."
"What are friends for," she replied, "Wiping away sweat
and moving bodies." As we continued
on our way, I realized how much her company meant to me at the end of a long
week.
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