This was posted to me recently by a Quaker friend. It has helped me to understand the changing nature of friendship and why people come and go in our lives and how to let go of treasured friendships more easily.
'People come in to your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.Sometime they act and force you to take a stand.
What we must realise is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
John Admin
Gospel of Thomas
This gospel was found at Nag Hammadi and puts a very different view on Jesus to those portrayed in the Gospels. It does support my feeling that all basic truths ask for 'The Light' to be sought within oneself and others and is the consistent thread through everything on this site.
The pbs site from which this comes is an American media site which seems to co-ordinate items from a wide range of sources. It's 'home' page is worth a look.
