友誼的真諦(二)

A - Z for Friendship

A true friend is someone who...

A - accepts you thoroughly
B - believes in you in all circumstances
C - cheers you up when you're low
D - does unharmful tricks to make both of you have a good laugh now and forever
E - eases your pain when you can't do it alone
F - fears not to have a fair fight with you
G - goes to great lengths to care for you
H - helps you out when you're in need, which makes him/her a friend indeed
I - illumines you when you're surrounded by darkness
J - jokes about you, knowing that you wouldn't get mad
K - knows every bit of your true self
L - loves you not because s/he needs you
M - makes you feel comfy & at ease even in silence
N - nerves you to face the challenge
O - opposes the most when you want to give it up on yourself
P - powers you up when you stop moving forward
Q - questions you when you're about to lose faith
R - rides with you on your way to your future, promising or despairing
S - says the good about you behind your back, and the bad right in front of you
T - thinks about you all the time but wouldn't admit it
U - understands what your heart really has to say, even if you say it in a wrong way
V - values the moments you spend together
W - wins your heart by letting you have his/hers
X - 'xclaims even louder than you when you've accomplished something
Y - yields you never because s/he always keeps a place for you in his/her heart
Z - zeroes you in on things you should do
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友誼的顏色……

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.
    All claimed that they were the best.
    The most important.
    The most useful.
    The favorite.   

    Green said:

     "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority." 　

    Blue  interrupted:

　　"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing." 　

    Yellow  chuckled:

　　"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun." 　

   Orange  started next to blow her trumpet:

　　"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don"t hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you." 　

    Red  could stand it no longer he shouted out:

　　"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life"s blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy." 　

    Purple  rose up to his full height:

　　He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey." 　

  　Finally

    Indigo  spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination:

　　"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace." 　　

　　And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

    In the midst of the clamor,

    rain  began to speak:

　　"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don"t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me." 　

    Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

　　The rain continued:

　　"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another

ding you ,hahah ,i am obliged to you for your self-giving contribution!