girlfriends

One of my gf send this to me ... i find it very meaningful which is why i feel so lucky to have some close gfs with me. heheheh .. though seldom keep in touch and worst, i forgot to wish them on their birthday!!!! there's still a sense of closeness there. :P


A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned to her daughter in a clear, sober voice.

"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea-leaves to the bottom of her glass.

"They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And remember that 'girlfriends' are not only your friends - but your sisters, your daughters, your daughter-in-laws and other female relatives too. You'll need other women. Women always do."

"What a funny piece of advice," the young woman thought.

"Didn't I just get married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake, a grown-up, not a young girl who needs girlfriends! Surely my husband and the family we'll start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!"

But she listened to her mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends and befriended more each year.As the years rolled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her mum really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her Life.

After 52 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:

Time passes

Life happens

Distance separates

Children grow up

Love waxes and wanes

Hearts break

Careers end

Jobs come and go

Parents die

Colleagues forget favours

Men don't call when they say they will


BUT girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girlfriend is never further away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley - and you have to walk it for yourself - your girlfriends will be on the valley's edge, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you out. Our daughters, daughter-in-laws, sisters, mothers, sisters-in-laws, mothers-in-law, aunties, nieces, cousins, extended family and friends bless our lives! The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither would we. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.