The Bear and the Two Travelers

Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches.

The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could.

The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."

A motivational story - "Two Frogs"

Two Frogs

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might.

The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were going to die soon. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.

When he got out, the other frogs said, "Wow!, You are so brave and determined. How did you do that???'

Guess what? The frog replied to his friends "Thank you very much. You are all my best friends ever." The exhausted frog went off and left his friends puzzled. It was the next day when they noticed that the lucky frog was a DEAF FROG. The deaf frog actually thought that they were all encouraging him at that particular moment.Haha...

Lessons of the story: There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Especially the words from a best friend to his best pal. So be careful of what you say. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.

Friendship Poem ~ "You"

You
by Peter Finlayson

When you are sad,
and you feel you can't go on.
Tears well in your eyes
and the pain is so strong.

So far from your friends,
and you're all on your own.
No-one to run to,
So very alone.

When all seems so useless,
and you can't take anymore
.As you put on your coat,
and head for the door.

Remember.......

I was there once,
lost, all alone
You can cry in my ear,
Just pick up the phone.

When you are lonely and feeling so blue
Someone is thinking ...thinking of you

Friendship Poem ~ "My Bestest Friend"

My Bestest Friend
by Pauline Hamblin

The distance between you and I
Is only a heartbeat away,
For you and I dwell in each other's heart -
There forever we will stay.

You know all my emotions,
Many they may be.
You know when to be gentle,
And when to chastise me.

Two gentle souls deeply connected,
Thoughts not spoken,
There is no need -
For the other knows what one is thinking
Even before they speak.

So with all the love I have
In my heart today,
I want to express to you
These feelings I want to stay.

credits to www.100-poems.com

Friendship Poem ~ "Friendship"

Friendship
by Trudy Starling

When you feel sad and betrayed
Who can you count on every single day?
When you feel lost and alone
Who will be there for you in every way?

When you've made mistakes and bad decisions
Who can you count on to tell you you're wrong?
When you feel you can't go on
Who will be there with a feel-better song?

Look into your heart and you will find
That person you can trust is not far away.
Look deep into yourself, don't give up,
For if you do, it's yourself you'll betray.

When you're looking for answers
To all your questions and dreams,
There is one person you can count on,
It's impossible, I know, it seems.

But take a few moments to look deeper inside.
Look into your heart and there you will see.
You'll be surprised when you find out
That you've been looking at ME.

credit goes to this web.

Friendship Quotes (Part 1)

"My friends are my estate"
- Emily Dickinson

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost." - Charles Caleb Colton

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."- Anais Nin

"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
- Elbert Hubard

"I get by with a little help from my friends."
- John Lennon

"Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends." - Mary Catherwood

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." - C. S. Lewis

"I might give my life for my friend, but he had better not ask me to do up a parcel." - Logan Pearsall Smith

"Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life." - Anonymous

"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." - Abraham Lincoln

"The love of my life is the love between friends." - Anonymous

"One's best friend is oneself." - Anonymous

"A Friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!!!"
- Anonymous

"To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy..." - Guido