Vol.10 What Is a Friend, Really?

Irene’s note

What is a “friend”?
What does it mean to me to feel that I have “no friends” or “only a few”?

Because it’s not exactly a vital necessity for surviving tomorrow, these thoughts about “friends” tend to just drift into my mind from time to time. However, as I cleaned with the honest feelings that surfaced, I began to see something that goes far beyond the framework of “friendship”—something more like my own way of being.

The friendships KR-san builds every day at her ranch served as a wonderful hint. Whether it’s a friend I’ll never meet again or someone I currently consider a “friend,” if they appear in my heart right now, I want to continue cleaning with them using the tools KR-san shared with us.