"I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred - that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness pure and incorrupt...If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend." - Harriet Beecher Stowe, novelist and humanitarian
This quote refers to the "highest duty" owed to friends. This is an important responsibility but it isn't always easy to speak the truth to someone, especially when it is about noble and incorrupt behavior.
I struggle with wanting to please people in order to get them to like me so when it comes to confronting others about their actions, I tend to withdraw and avoid rather than face up to the situation. But as is said above, the choice I make to avoid confrontation is not for the highest good of anyone involved.
Today I will choose to be the best friend I can be, treating all with compassion and love while remaining honest. Today I will choose friends who will do the same for me. Today I will thank God for the friends I have in my life. We are blessed.
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