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Friendship and Love
Elvis Presley
"See, it's like a plant really. A tiny seed begins to grow, putting down roots, just as when you meet someone, talk, begin to know them a little and then as the acquaintance turns toward familiarity the stalk pushes up and begins to leaf out and the friendship is off and growing. As long as there is nothing poisoning its roots, it continues to grow and expand and it's nurtured by the sun, the rain - just as people nurture their friends with care and concern and sharing interests. "But just when a breach of loyalty, a lie, an argument that is not settled amicably, puts a break in the friendship, a chink in the trust of that person, so it is with a plant when branches....or even a severe break, such as (of) the stalk itself, injures the growth; (so it) soils the developing love in people. But if the foundation is there, the initial trust and concern has become love, then as a plant with good roots can re-grow its broken branch or stem, so can people rebuild the friendship. And in real love, as a plant grows, reaches maturity, it flowers, puts out new seeds that drop off and start growing, so it is with love. We plant new seeds, we develop new relationships either with other people or we find them in the one person we love above all others. So the world of plants and people is not different. Earth, its animal and plant life is tied together making one whole - all a plan of God - we were made of the same ingredients, the same design in patterns of living. It's just that man is closer to God's image - more like him than the animal or the plant."
Source: Elvis ~ A Lighted Candle
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