Today's topic was ---
Is it possible to have a "best" friend??
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| Photo source -- Lucy & Ethel were Best Friends. So were Fred & Ricky. |
I usually start out the lesson with a FUN activity. Today's "fun" activity was for my class members to guess which movie or TV show the characters that I named were from. The characters that I named play FRIENDS in the movie or TV show.
For example --- I named "Harry & Sally", and they called out "When Harry Met Sally". The one that I stumped them on the most was the easiest... "Thelma & Louise"! It was fun!
Some of my questions were --
"What qualities make for a best friend?"
"What can break up a friendship?"
"What can break up a friendship?"
"How can you make a friendship last?"
Some of their answers were....
A best friend is someone that:
- you can "vent" to and they will listen to you and offer you advice.
- shares the same moral values that you do.
- you have things in common with.
- is reliable.
- is trustworthy.
- you can be yourself with.
- is honest with you.
The bests ways to keep a friendship lasting are:
- to keep in touch.
- to make an effort.
We all agreed that it IS possible to have a BEST FRIEND.
The scripture references that I used were:
The friendship of David & Jonathan in 1 Samuel 18,19 & 20.
Other scripture references I used were...
Proverbs 18:24 -- There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 17:17 -- A friend is always loyal.
Proverbs 25:19 -- Putting confidence in an unreliable person is like chewing with a toothache or walking on a broken foot.
Proverbs 27:10 -- Never abandon a friend.
John 15:13 -- The greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
My best friend lives about 2 hrs away, in Atlanta. I don't get to see her as often as I would like to. I miss her very much! She has all the qualities (above) that make for a best friend. In fact.... if you looked up the description of a best friend in the encyclopedia... I do believe that her picture will be on the page!
Speaking of "picture"... I need a picture of my best friend and I together! Hmmm.......
I have learned, over time, that having a best friend is very important to me. I have also learned... the hard way!... how friends can hurt one another. Usually it is unintentional, but it still hurts.
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What about you??
Are there any other qualities that we may have missed that a best friend should have?
Do you have a best friend??
What keeps your friendship going strong??
