Love and Facebook Friends
Love and Facebook Friends . by Sandy Penny . WritingMuse This morning I was perusing Facebook, and I had a woman "friend" me from another country. I have a pretty open policy about friending, so I accepted her request. I always visit those who friend me so I can know what's on their site and get acquainted. I noticed a post on her page that said, "I'm sorry, I can't be friends with you because I don't understand your language." "I'm sorry, I can't be friends with you because I don't understand your language." It hit me like a ton of bricks. What a perfect statement of the conflict in the world. It was just cosmic. I felt bad for the woman who felt the need to say that publicly. And, I wondered what the woman who tried to friend her felt about it. I chatted with her, and she was quite nice and said, "Oh, it was nothing. I just want to be friends with everyone." I loved her attitude, and I still felt the need