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MEANINGLESS? Ecclesiastes Tuesday, February 12, 13 Loneliness is the leprosy of modern society. And no one wants anybody to know theyre a leper. Tuesday, February 12, 13 Whats a Friend? Tuesday, February 12, 13 So no one

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MEANINGLESS?

Ecclesiastes

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“Loneliness is the leprosy of modern society. And no one wants anybody to know they’re a leper.”

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What’s a Friend?

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So no one told you life was going to be this way. Your job's a joke, you're broke, you're love life's DOA. It's like you're always stuck in second gear, Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year. But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour. I'll be there for you, like I've been there before. I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.

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“Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came; You want to be where you can see, Our troubles are all the same; You want to be where everybody knows your name!”

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“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”

CS Lewis, The Four Loves.

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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

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“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in

ur lives mean the most to us, we often find that it

is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment

f despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an

hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.”

Henri Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey

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“We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered.

AA Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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9 Two are better than one,

because they have a good return for their labor:

10 If either of them falls down,

ne can help the other up.

But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep

warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered,

two can defend themselves.

Ecclesiastes 4

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Friends increase your sense of belonging and purpose Boost happiness Reduce stress Improve self-worth Help in coping with trauma Encourage healthy lifestyle habits

Ecclesiastes 4

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