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A
young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day,
drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother.
As
they
talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and
the obligations of
adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her
glass
thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance
upon her
daughter.
'Don't
forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tealeaves to the bottom of
her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how
much you
love your husband, no matter how much you
love the
children you may have, you are still going
to need
Sisters. Remember to go places with them now
and then;
do things with them.'
'Remember
that 'Sisters' means ALL the women...
your
girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other
women
relatives too. '
You'll
need other women. Women always do.'
What a
funny piece of advice!' the young woman
thought.
Haven't
I just gotten married?
Haven't
I just joined the couple-world?
I'm now
a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup!
Surely
my
husband and the family we may start will be all I
need to
make my life worthwhile!'
But she
listened to her Mother. She kept contact
with her
Sisters and made more women friends each
year. As
the years tumbled by, one after another,
she
gradually came to understand that her Mum really
knew
what she was talking about. As time and nature
work
their changes and their mysteries upon a woman,
Sisters
are the mainstays of her life.
After
more than 50 years of living in this world,
here is
what I've learned:
THIS
SAYS IT ALL:
Time
passes.
Life
happens.
Distance
separates.
Children
grow up.
Jobs
come and go.
Love
waxes and wanes.
Men
don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts
break.
Parents
die.
Colleagues forget favours.
Careers
end.
BUT.........
Sisters
are there, no matter how much time and how
many
miles are
between
you.
A girl
friend is never farther away
than
needing her can reach.
When you
have to walk that lonesome valley and you
have to
walk it by yourself, the women in your life
will be
on the valley's rim, cheering you on,
praying
for you, pulling for you, intervening on
your
behalf, and waiting with open arms at the
valley's
end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk
beside
you...Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended
family,
all bless our life!
The
world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began
this adventure called
womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
sorrows
that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
would
need each other.
Happy days!