let him not say he is my friend who speaks as my friend,
let him say he is my friend who shows love to my friends
as the means by which to love me best.
by making my world pleasant and restful, let him show me love.
by making smiles appear on the faces around me, let him show me love.
by remembering the thread which binds us all, let him show me love.
(i believe myself to be the author of this, here, today, in this moment. but as you well know, there hasn’t been a truly original human thought for some time now. so apologies to whomever might have said this before me, but in this moment, i’m claiming it.)