Why?
Because I want to keep them my friends.
You think keeping friends means asking nothing of
them?
I think so, yes. At least, that’s what I’ve been taught. The fastest way to lose friends is to
impose on them.
No, that’s the fastest way to find out who your friends are.
Perhaps...
Not perhaps. Precisely. A friend is somebody who can’t be imposed upon. Everybody else is
an acquaintance.
Wow, You draw up tough ground rules.
Those aren’t My rules. Those are your own definitions. You’ve simply forgotten them. And so
you’ve been mixed up about friendship. A true friendship is something to be used.
It’s not like the expensive china that never gets used because you’re afraid you’ll break it. A
true friendship is like Corel Ware. You can’t break it no matter how many times you use it.
I have a hard time going there.
I know you do, and that’s the problem. That’s why you’ve not had a functioning friendship
with Me.
So how can I get over that?
You’ve got to see the truth about all interactions. You’ve got to understand how things really
work, and why people do the things they do. You’ve got to come to clarity about some basic
principles in Life.
That’s what this book is about. I’m going to help you.
But we’ve completely lost track of where we were. You were talking about there being no
victims and no villains.