Can there ever be too much fuss about friendship, I wonder.

General Advice

They say that ten friends cannot play together for ten years. Whenever I hear this statement, I think of a broom, how the bunch is thick when it is first bought and how over time, as a result of use, it loses its thickness.

Specific Advice

The ten friends who want to play together for ten years, must make active and intentional efforts to play for ten years or even more.

Have some romance with your friend. Call your friend. Pray for your friend. Pray with your friend. Involve your friend and keep them in the loop.

The Exception

Ten friends who want to play together for ten years should not do the things that cannot be undone.

In Bina Idonije’s book Bridges Are for Burning, Gigi, Alana’s best friend, plays too closely with something that does not belong to her, and sometimes, ‘almost’ is just as good as the act being done.

Their friendship does not survive this betrayal, and that brings me to my exceptions: