{"id":3643,"date":"2014-01-30T10:10:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T15:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2014-01-30T10:10:13","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T15:10:13","slug":"what-is-true-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/poetry\/what-is-true-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"What is True Friendship?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I place inordinate value in true friendship. Likely because I have so few. So what is True Friendship, to me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>~ <strong>True Friendship<\/strong> ~<\/em><br \/>\n<em> ~<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We can talk of many anythings,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and understand.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We can talk of many anythings,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and never judge.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We can talk of many anythings,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and be forgiven.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We can talk of many anythings,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and still feel that we are loved.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> ~<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To me, this is the nature of true friendship. I have, and have had, only three that meet this test. And yes, true friendship is indeed something you should never test.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my thoughts on friendship from Twitter appear below, perhaps you might enjoy reading them.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re on Twitter you can forward them to your friends by retweeting them from right here, with the button inside each tweet.<\/p>\n<p>While you consider my thoughts on friendship, ask yourself how many true friendships you have, and how much they mean to you. To me, mine mean the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The blood that binds friendship, flows not in veins. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/thought?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thought<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/332873362898579458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>The blood that binds friendship, flows not in veins. #thought<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the most powerful things about social media is it&#39;s ability to eliminate distance as a factor in friendship.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/thought?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thought<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/345167071547637761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>One of the most powerful things about social media is it&#8217;s ability to eliminate distance as a factor in friendship. #thought<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Words, the anvil upon which friendship is formed, or destroyed.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/moonlightsoul_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoonlightSoul_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/goodnight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goodnight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/354397337210191873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>Words, the anvil upon which friendship is formed, or destroyed.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF<\/a> you say? Well, for me that inspired a poem about friendship &#8211; read it here:-<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ocV5TivdT4\">http:\/\/t.co\/ocV5TivdT4<\/a><br \/>And never forget your friends.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/356807165094273024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>#FF you say? Well, for me that inspired a poem about friendship &#8211; read it here:- http:\/\/bit.ly\/CGApFrn And never forget your friends.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A friendship without trust<br \/>might be better termed<br \/>a mutual-use association.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/406204580305727488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>A friendship without trust might be better termed a mutual-use association.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friendship is not subject to time&#39;s passage.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/410658143509573632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>Friendship is not subject to time&#8217;s passage.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a sign of true friendship is that time may pass,<br \/>yet nothing changes,<br \/>and when together again,<br \/>all is,<br \/>the same.<\/p>\n<p>for, a friend long unseen.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/417333147353628672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>a sign of true friendship is that time may pass, yet nothing changes, and when together again, all is, the same.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">True friendship is something to be treasured,<br \/>not tallied.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/425747173146259456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>True friendship is something to be treasured, not tallied.<\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is friendship formed? From mutual likes, respect, and trust? Perhaps knowing you can reveal your true nature, without fear of judgment?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.G.Ayling (@CGAyling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGAyling\/status\/237550304097357826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6>How is friendship formed? From mutual likes, respect, and trust? Perhaps knowing you can reveal your true nature, without fear of judgment?<\/h6>\n<p>{If you enjoyed this please look around, you\u2019ll find [<a title=\"samples to read, for free, from me\" href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/\">Samples<\/a>] of my work to read, and perhaps some pieces that might be even considered <a title=\"are words in rhythm more alive than words that aren't\" href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/poetic-pieces\/\">poetic<\/a>.<br \/>\nIndeed, you&#8217;ll even find a <a title=\"some things change, and some things stay the same...\" href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/2012\/08\/friendship\/\">poem about friendship<\/a>, }<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I place inordinate value in true friendship. Likely because I have so few. So what is True Friendship, to me? ~ True Friendship ~ ~ We can talk of many anythings, and understand. We can talk of many anythings, and never judge. We can talk of many anythings, and be forgiven. We can talk of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,12],"tags":[168],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry","category-musings","category-tweets","tag-friendship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}