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Feb 7, 2007 

Dreams of Reality

If only life were eternal.

Friends come and go. Why? They're not supposed to. I've heard all kinds of songs about how great friends are 'cause they always make you happy and stuff. And friends know you really well. They never misunderstand or have unfair expectations. They exist in a universe running directly parallel yours and serve only to enhance your trot 'round the life-clock. I've read poetry.

There are more people than I can make friends with in a day.

I have more friends than I can live with forever.

I've lived.

If only life were eternal.


At 9:50 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said,   

I plan to see most of my friends eternally in heaven...that's where I hear the real party starts.


At 8:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said,   

But if we lived eternally, then our friends would eternally come and go. Maybe I've allowed the point out your note slip fly directly over my head, but I would rather make a few good friends now that I know I will be with forever, then have many friends now that will move on to a life that no longer includes me later. I would rather live eternally in the new heaven and the new earth than here on this one.


At 8:25 PM, Blogger Heather said,   

Interesting thoughts...and congratulations on weaving a logic that gave me an instant headache.


At 1:57 PM, Blogger Dave Marriott said,   

Justin,

Maybe I missed the point; I often do:) But isn't life eternal?

I mean we have the gift of knowing Christ - isn't that eternal life (John 17:3)?


At 11:40 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said,   

It's too true. Somehow the best friendships often slip away too fast and the people we don't think will be friends become our best friends.


At 7:50 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said,   

Justin,
Good friends are one of God's greatest blessings to us in this life. They help us get through the everyday struggles, but they do not have to agree with all our likes and dislikes to be close friends. It is our differences that make us compatible. Our friends should help us with our weaknesses and vice versa. Really, truly, good friends are hard to come by. We should not plan on forgetting them or leaving them, but this life is just a bridge that will take some to a better place and some to an awful place. The good friends we choose on the way should be going the same direction we are going. Then when we get to the other side, our bodies may look different and our faces may have changed, thank heaven!, but the strong bond of the hearts with our close friends will still remain the same.

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