Life is a tapestry: We are the warp; angels, the weft; God, the weaver. Only the Weaver sees the whole design.
~ Quoted in THE ANGELS' LITTLE INSTRUCTION BOOK by Eileen Elias Freeman
Friendship requires leisure. This fine cultural form cannot survive without the time and leisure that are its lifeblood. I love the East Indian custom of standing next to someone in silence, probably just a step in back of him or her, if you wish to make friends. Silence, waiting, time, respect for another's space–these are the elements of friendship.