Relationship

People are the most important thing in my life

Relationship

Having a genuine connection with a friend that you can trust

Knowing that they will always keep your best interests in mind - before their own

Self-sacrifice is not instinctive

It is learned and relearned on the anvil of life

Hammered out, like metal that is heated and reheated, until it is a stronger part of who we are than our own ambitions or desires

Those kinds of friendships... forged in self-sacrifice... truly are priceless

Friendship is a sheltering tree - Samuel Coleridge