A good captain always goes down with his ship. In light of the recent cruise ship tragedy, I've pondered this line more than normal lately. Why did he abandon ship? Was he more worried about himself than those who had trusted him with their lives(obviously)? I love a good cruise with good friends. I just don't know of anything I love more....not kidding. Speaking of friends.......are you willing to go down with your friends' ship? I hope I am not a fair-weather friend. If you are my true friend, I really am willing to go down with your ship. I will fight beside you 'til the bitter end. Don't ever doubt it. I have a few friends that I KNOW would do the same for me. These people are worth more than gold to me. Real friends will always go down with your ship.
I have had the pleasure of the most fabulous friends in my life. There are my friends from elementary school. So many of them are etched into the core of my being. I have friends from junior high, from high school and church youth group. There are several college buddies and friends from my very first job. There are "couple" friends that Kevin and I have made through the years.
There are sista-friends(you know who you are) that are truly like family to me. I have a couple girlfriends that would truly probably be able to have me arrested if they told all my deepest, darkest secrets. HAAAA. Not really. Well, maybe. Which of these friends would I be willing to go down with? Let's see.......
There's the friend who drove me to the hospital as I was in labor with my first-born. Not only did she drive me there, but she AND HER HUSBAND stayed with us and videoed the joyous time. Yeah, I think I'd go down with her ship! There's the friend who always(and I mean always) remembers my birthday....we've been friends for *cough cough* 39 years. Ship= me too. I have a friend I have seen face-to-face only once. That was nearly 30 years ago. We became penpals....only we were more than penpals. We wrote each other heartfelt, blood and tears letters that were 18 to 30 pages long....front AND back! In pen! We are now in touch via the great internet. Hellloooo Baby, I'm stayin on your ship!
I have a very special friend whose mother literally plucked pencil lead out of my white behind! Yeah, that was the night we jumped into the vehicle to avoid being late for curfew. I landed on the tip of a pencil. Sister, I will be on your ship til it sinks! My precious friend from high school who was my sidekick in every situation definitely gets a "no abandonment pass!" We skipped school, assisted each other in coverups, and even became trendsetters(i.e. records in the ponytails, ladies)together. Yeah, I'm on that ship! There are a couple of "guy friends" who made me laugh til I thought my gut would bust....one of them threw a pillow at my parents' house during a study session and broke my mother's lamp above the table. Love that friend....I'm on your ship, buddy!
I have a friend who went through a painful divorce. I truly felt like I was going through it with her. I wanted to HURT him. Seriously. Hurt. Him. We have all moved on since then, but at the moment, I was more than willing to conspire against the slime. You know who you are. Your ship is safe with me. Another friend has been my rock for 14 years. She pulls me up by my bootstraps and doesn't let me wallow in misery. She is the "stable one" and keeps us in line. Her ship won't be going down without me on it. Listen up, you two crazy cruisers, no muster drill is needed. I'll go down with your ship!!!!!
There are so many not listed. I could write page after page about different people. My point is......do you have the type of friends who would jump ship when you needed them? Are YOU that type of friend? A good captain goes down with his ship. Will you? I hope I'm a good captain. I think if you take care of your friends' ships, they will take care of yours. Isn't that what life's all about anyway? Don't abandon ship!
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