tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post7608122261265234342..comments2014-07-18T06:42:53.624-06:00Comments on Sporadic Zen: “Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule." - GandalfSmurfs O'Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158709156713677929noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-26661366125538170582009-12-08T17:19:47.510-07:002009-12-08T17:19:47.510-07:00I'm reminded of the episode of Firefly in whic...I'm reminded of the episode of Firefly in which they talk about really meeting a man when you hold him over the edge of a volcano. I think it's the same for friendships: in war or in very stressful situations, you see who a person really is, and that allows you to bond deeply with them. Otherwise, you see that in bits and pieces over time, and that developing connection is what forms the basis for a long-term friendship.bluefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480445920589350049noreply@blogger.com