* *A simple friend has never seen you cry. * *A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears. * *A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. * *A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book. * *A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. * *A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to * *A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to * *A real friend asks you why you took so long to call. * *A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. * *A real friend seeks to help you with your problems. * *A simple friend wonders about your romantic history. * *A real friend could blackmail you with it. * *A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. * *A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself. * *A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have * *A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've * *A simple friend expects you to always be there for them. * *A real friend expects to always be there for you! * *Pass this on to anyone you care about. If you get it back you have *found your true friends! A ball is a circle, No beginning, no end. * *It keeps us together, Like our Circle of Friends, But the treasure* insidefor you to see is the treasure of friendship *You've granted to me. Today I pass the friendship ball to you. Pass it* onto someone who is a friend to you.....* *...