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Friendship
Oh, the comfort!
The inexpressible comfort
Of feeling safe with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts
Nor measure words,
But pouring them all right out,
Chaff and grain together;
Certain that a faithful hand
Will take and sift them,
Keep what is worth keeping,
And with the breath of kindness,
Blow the rest away.
The inexpressible comfort
Of feeling safe with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts
Nor measure words,
But pouring them all right out,
Chaff and grain together;
Certain that a faithful hand
Will take and sift them,
Keep what is worth keeping,
And with the breath of kindness,
Blow the rest away.
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Comment by rj, Co-founder on August 1, 2010 at 6:00pm
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This is one of my favorite quotes, and it's from Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's novel A Life for a Life, pp. 155-156
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Comment by Tallgirl on August 1, 2010 at 6:28pm
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Thank you! Originally I found the poem with her name on it (found it about 1968), but then read of someone else's name assigned to authorship...so you have just verified what I originally thought, after all these years!
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Comment by Gail on August 1, 2010 at 8:43pm
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Lovely. I have never felt that "safe."
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Another comment I heard in church was that a friend is someone in/from whose mouth your spoken name is safe. Something like that. Think about it: isn't it special when you hear a friend say your name? (Anyone please send the direct quote, if you know it.)
Gail: Think about past childhood friends or cousins, then!
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Here is where the other quote came from, Susan and friends:
from Children's Comments on Love:
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth. Billy, age 4
[Some kids just say the wisest things!]
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