Hello Friends,
This is an allegory. The Best plants I have ever had were the plants that started all by themselves. Some seeds were from the previous year's garden, some were from the wind, and some the birds brought. They knew precisely when to germinate; they were adapted to my garden's soil and microclimate. And so it is with friendship.
Friends that grow spontaneously and even serendipitously have the finest roots in a relationship that can be found. They weather the storm better and are genuinely there for each other. Not like some people who often say or text, "I am here for you," but are they genuinely there for you? True friends are there for each other through good and bad.
Politicians so easily say, "Our hearts and prayers go out to you," but what the people in need require is genuine empathy and help. Yes, we all must strive to be authentic.
I reminded my grandson, who had a habit of being late when he promised to help us: "Let your yes be yes and your no be no." 1
1 Matthew 5:37 King James Version (KJV)
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
