According to a Hasidic saying, "One who looks for a friend without faults will have none." If someone can't offer you what friendship
dictates, they are not a great friend. If someone has removed him/herself from "great friend" status, things won't be like it used to be with them. Even conversation that used to be different between the two
of you will reduce itself to small talk. And what's important to know is that that's okay. It will no longer be the same as it used to be because it's not suppose to be the same. Much as we would like all
good things to always remain the same, they just don't. Often the people we think we should be connected to aren't the right ones for us. Thoreau's wisdom, however, imparted, "If we will be quiet and
ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." For every good friend who becomes disenchanted and goes by the wayside, ten more will replace that one. Most of those will likely become
great friends that will mirror you, becoming a second self. Don't let your "friends" contaminate your spirit; instead, maximize the nurturing your real friends give you. Trust that as you walk through life,
the universe is walking with you, and great friends, if you look around, are always on your path.
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