[Dixielandjazz] Friendship

[Phil O'Rourke]

Tom
Thank you. You said the words I couldn't.
I have not deleted what you said because I think we should all read it twice
(at least).
All the best to you and all the other members of this great family.

Phil O'Rourke
Australia


> To all my DJML Friends:
>
>   Far less often than we should do so do most of us stop and actually
> think about the value of our friendship.
>
>   Today I stopped and thought about mine, hope all of you can find some
> time in thee next few days and well into the future to stop and reflect
> on your friends and enjoy them.
>
>  Friendship:
>
>  He is my friend, she is my friend.
>
>   The profound implications of these statements are sometimes hidden
> within the simplicity of the words.
>
>   I was at a party not too long ago, and looked across the room at one
> of my friends. I realized that this person takes up a space in my mind
> and heart. It almost feels like a physical location that is occupied by
> him. This space was made by experiences, and the resulting value he has
> in my life. I started to look around at other friends this way. I found
> they have similar locations that they occupy in my heart and mind. I
> told this to a brain scientist friend of mine, and he confirmed that
> this description is actually very accurate in terms of how our brains
> work.
>
>   I have lost several of my dearest friends in the past three years and
> several good ones on this list. One of the curious things that I
> noticed after their passing was that their space was still occupied by
> them. I will hold their space as long as I live. Their turf in my heart
> and mind is sacred, and will always be treated as such. They after all
> are my Friends.
>
>   All of you have "some land and space" in my mind and even some of you
> in my heart :))
>
>   Thanks and I am profoundly grateful to be blessed with so many
> friends, now if I could just remember all of them at the same time :))
>
>   To those friends who went to the big Jam session in the sky, still
> have space as well, and I will always be thankful for the good and even
> disagreeable times we spent on this great list of folks.
>
>   Happy Heartfelt Holiday Greetings to you all, and here's wishing you
> all health wealth and happiness for 2007.
>
> Tom Wiggins
> Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band
> http://www.sonicbids.com/StGabrielscelestialbrassband
>
>
>
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