Old friends

I just saw a post on FB by a friend, "old friends are like wine, the older they are, the better it gets".  In my heart, I started to say a quick prayer that she does not get hurt really soon.  

Human relationships are completely fallible.  It will happen, don't hold your breath.  I learnt this lesson many times over, the hard way, over the years.  The older/closer/better the friend, the greater the chance of that friend failing you, simply because you are more open/vulnerable to that person.  

It is best to expect nothing from friends, and when kindness comes, you will be genuinely happy about it.  Best lesson of all, adopt Job's attitude (Job 1:21).  
^{The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD!”}