{"id":3580,"date":"2012-02-08T14:27:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T14:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2012-02-08T15:19:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T15:19:02","slug":"the-role-of-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/02\/the-role-of-a-friend.html","title":{"rendered":"The Role of a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s some background. Kimberly is single and looking for a Mr. Kimberly to make her life complete. She\u2019s a great gal; she\u2019s got looks, smarts, and heart. Emily is her best friend; she\u2019s along for the ride. She listens, advises and enjoys watching Kimberly as she dates her way through the eligible young bachelors of Miami.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just one problem. Emily had a recent mind-altering experience that threatens her relationship with Kimberly. It\u2019s not that they grew apart exactly; it\u2019s her new philosophy that’s completely at odds with the role a best friend plays when one of those best friends is looking for love.<\/p>\n

In another era, Emily may have been influenced by the words of Emily Dickinson. But it\u2019s 2012 and Emily found life-changing wisdom when actor Justin Long gave voice to a profound cultural observation: \u201cHe\u2019s just not that into you.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a line from a movie with the same name. \u201cHe\u2019s just not that into you<\/em>\u201d is the delusion-buster that slaps a woman on the side of her head, and tells her it\u2019s time to quit chasing after a disinterested man and move on. Not exactly what Kimberly wants to hear on day six after a great date with a guy who has not yet texted or called.<\/p>\n

So when the future Mr. Kimberly finally did call, Emily re-examined her pop culture philosophy. She decided to go back to being a positive encouraging force in the lives of people she touches, not a negative one. There\u2019s only One true \u201cknow-it-all\u201d and God\u2019s got this one. Judgment day will come and it won\u2019t be Emily sitting on the throne.<\/p>\n

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