The "True" Friend Test

There was an e-mail that went around as a chain letter asking people to take the "Friend Test", you may have received it, but not from me. I've amended it to be a "True" Friend Test. The amendments are underlined and in bold.
Was - Friend Test - now it's the True Friend Test

This is NOT a test of the Emergency Friend System. This is only a test of HOW TO BE A FRIEND

A "TRUE" Friend............................

A)ccepts you, and is accepted by you
B)elieves in "you", and helps you believe in you
C)alls you just to say "HI", but doesn't expect you to be there to answer the phone
D)oesn't give up on you, and doesn't let you give up on you
E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts), but doesn't try to remake you
F)orgives your mistakes, and expects the same in return
G)ives unconditionally, but even more, receives unconditionally
H)elps you, and expects you to help you
I)nvites you over, but expects you to know when to leave
J)ust wants to "be" with you, but not impose on you
K)eeps you close at heart, and always in their heart
L)oves you for who you are, and even more for who you think you are
M)akes a difference in your life, but doesn't expect you to change your life
N)ever Judges, but will listen to your judgements
O)ffers support, but shouldn't be a crutch
P)icks you up, but not so high you will get hurt trying to get down
Q)uiets your fears, and calms your exuberance
R)aises your spirits, but not your skeletons
S)ays nice things about you, especially behind your back
T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it, and lies when even the truth won't help
U)nderstands you, even when you don't understand you
V)alues you, but doesn't put a value on it
W)alks beside you, but will pull you in the right direction and even will push you if you need it
X)-plains things you don't understand, and accepts that you may never understand
Y)ells when you won't listen, and whispers when you don't know how to listen
Z)aps you back to reality, and will help you to reach for your fantasies

"Flexible people don't get bent out of shape, but even trees can be blown over by a big wind or burnt by a random lightning storm."

A true friend doesn't expect you to try to count how many friends you have (by asking you to send an e-mail), but to accept all those who want to be your friend. So the rest of the chain letter doesn't matter, not to a TRUE FRIEND------ not in the slightest.

(of course, a true friend doesn't need to be tested!!!!!!!!!)

Have an AWESOME day!

DON'T BE BLUE

How to respond to CHAIN LETTERS

HATE is such a despicable word BUT I hate chain letters.

I usually break them every time, but I sometimes send some to others if I like the content, but not as a chain letter.

I once got a chain letter that said you can really know who your friends are by taking a "True Friend Test"  as a chain letter. I think that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I revised it and sent it back. I'll include it in a separate blog.

Feel free to use this in a response to any chain letter that you receive. (It's really ok to use, I think I stole most of it from some other internet article anyway)

PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR MONITOR AND REPEAT THESE WORDS:

1) I will NOT get bad luck, lose my friends, or lose my mailing lists if I DON'T forward an email!

2) I will NOT hear any music or see a taco dog, if I do forward an e-mail.

3) Bill Gates is NOT going to send me money, ever, Victoria's Secret doesn't know anything about a gift certificate they're supposed to send me.

4) Ford will NOT give me a 50% discount even if I forward my e-mail to more than 50 people!

5) I will NEVER receive gift certificates, coupons, or freebies from Coca-Cola, Cracker Barrel, Old Navy, OutBack SteakHouse or anyone else if I send an e-mail to 10 people.

6) I will NEVER see a pop-up window if I forward an e-mail..NEVER-NEVER!!

7) There is NO SUCH THING as an e-mail tracking program, except for evil purposes, and I am not gullible enough to think that someone will send me $100 for forwarding an e-mail to 10 or more people!

8) There is NO kid with cancer through the Make-a-Wish program in England or any other country I am not in, collecting anything! He did that when he was 7 or 8 years old. He is now cancer-free and 35 years old and DOESN'T WANT ANYMORE POSTCARDS or GET-WELL CARDS.

9) The government does not have a bill in Congress called 601B (or whatever they named it this week) that if passed, will enable them to charge us 5 cents for every e-mail we send.

10) There will be NO cool dancing, singing, waving colorful flowers, characters, or program that I will receive immediately after I forward an email. NONE, ZIP, ZERO, NADA!!

11) The American Red Cross will NOT donate 50 cents to a certain individual dying of some never-heard-of disease for every e-mail address I send this to. The American Red Cross RECEIVES donations.

12) And finally, I WILL NOT let others guilt me into sending things by telling me I am not their friend or that I don't believe in Jesus Christ. If God wants to send me a message, I believe the bushes in my yard will burn and a BOOMING VOICE WILL SPEAK TO ME before He picks up a PC to pass it on! And my friends already know that I love them - whether or not I respond to or forward an email.

13) Oh, and you will really, really, have GOOD LUCK --- if just you-- and only you,

SEND ME $20, NO MAKE IT $50, BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP TOMORROW!

Now, repeat this to yourself until you have it memorized, and send it back to the person who sent you the chain letter before the next full moon or you will surely be constipated for the next three months and may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.

Have an Awesome Day!

DON'T BE BLUE