Giving True Friendship

during our travels accross the country
it is finally occurring to me
that true friendship
is the result of being for giving
rather than for getting

meeting people
saying i know someone
sharing a few moments
eating with someone
mostly all family
causual acquaintances
and similar encouners with people
have nothing to do with friendship

true friendship is a dimension all it's own like love
in fact ... is love in action with another person

when the deepest motivation
of what one considers love
comes from the place of giving
rather than getting
true friendship exists

the best way in which this giving is manifested
is when one gives of oneself
surely many will give gifts
and physical items for many purposes
but when one gives of oneself
by sharing honestly
listening
and permitting the other to express true feelings
then i think that true friendship exists

all the rest is superficial