A painful discovery has been how uncommon true friends are, and how easy it is to find enemies right beside you. I have been shocked by my inability to distinguish ally from foe. But at least I am wiser for it. Naive trust has been costly.
Is it as much naive trust as just our wanting people to be loyal/ faithful?
I can testify, there were missed opportunities in my young life were I desperately needed the tenacious protection of loyalty. What we have given to those close to our hearts with our kinetic loyalty of the last 3 years, what they have loathed in us during these same years they will yet come to admire, whether they live long enough to fully appreciate or not.
Faithfulness.
What everyone wants…but, so few determine to be.
