friendship

so let me tell you more about my new friend...
I would like to start with how i would define "Friendship"...
I value friendship as defined by Kahlil Gibran in his book The Prophet.

& that is....
"Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.
... when your friend speaks his mind you fear not for the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay". And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
... When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live. For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness. And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

we met one fine day on the web,
& yes we are only web buddies...
I was searching for photos at Flickr one uninspiring day...
and found some photos from this guy simply named Gary*...
they were all nature shots....
of beautifully captured flowers,
nature landscapes & such...
but the best thing about his stream of photographs
is he adds his thought or quote of the day
with what music he listens to at the moment...
All in all, it struck me as quite profound
and interesting.
So, i sent him a comment,
and to my pleasant surprise he commmented back and
even visited my Flickr pages!
( & mine is not even of professional quality...)
as i said on my profile, i'm just an amateur photographer,
who loves natures, portraits and such...

but from his one comment,
came more photos to visit, more photos to appreciate & love...
his vision...
his kindness to strangers...
i just was taken by it.
So now, we're friends...
we've only written Testimonials for each other's Flickr pages...
but somehow, just a simple word from him,
a photo of a delicate flower, with words of wisdom
& music along with it...
can surprisingly make my day happier!
so, i value our friendship like a single beautiful pearl
in an oysterbed full of pearls....
this friendship is special i can tell,
& from my heart to his,
I thank him for all the joy he's brought thus far
into my blue, gray, sometimes,
crazy world.