There is a story about friendship that is threading its way around the Internet. If you research the story, you will find that it is true.
It is not unusual for any of us to claim friendships. But, what would you do for your friends, even one best friend? What would you sacrifice?
Here is an edited version of the story. Read it and then consider your friend and anything you can do to add to his or her life.
If you do not have it within yourself to sacrifice or be generous, do something, anything, that says, “I am here for you, friend.” The story:
“Hello Darkness My Old Friend” from the Simon and Garfinkel song, “The Sound of Silence”, is a phrase inspired by a college roommate who went blind.
The song was among the 20 most performed songs of the 20th century and provided the unforgettable soundtrack to the 1967 film classic, The Graduate.
But to one man the song means much more with its poignant opening line: “Hello Darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again.”
Sanford “Sandy” Greenberg is Art Garfunkel’s best friend, and reveals in a memoir, named after that lyric, that the song was a tribute to their undying bond, and the singer’s sacrifice when Sandy unexpectedly lost his sight.
