Friend to the End

Do you remember in elementary school when your teacher helped you remember how to spell friend by saying, “friend to the end?” I do, and I haven’t forgotten it to this day. But if you think about it, do all of our friends stay until the end? Unfortunately not. We have old friends and new friends, work friends and acquaintances, people who we want to be our friends, and maybe some we would like to leave behind. Friendships ebb and flow, and if we understand the different stages of a friendship, it may give us clarity on relationships as a whole, and teach us how to cherish some of the most important people in our lives… our friends.