Laugh...

The picture I will be posting today is of a friend laughing. 

It reminded me of the line, "Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone." That then had me do a little research to see where that quote came from and I found out that it is the beginning of a poem by Ella Wilcox. 

You really need to read the entire poem but the first paragraph goes like this-

Laugh, and the world laughs with you:

Weep, and you weep alone;

For the sad old earth

Must borrow its mirth,

It has trouble enough of its own.

The rest of the poem talks some more of the same and says that when things are going well you have a lot of friends-it speaks of the way of the world-fair weather friends.

This then caused me to stop and think about scripture and how we really should be-

 Romans 12:15:

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

If you are a true friend and one that wishes to be like Christ one day at a time then you will be there no matter what. You will be there to laugh during the good times and you will be there to cry with them and lend a shoulder of support during the sad times. I wouldn't want to be known as a fair weather friend-one that breezed in during the good times but ran out as soon as it got a little tough.

True friendship takes time and effort but it is so worth it!