My daddy was fond of saying “friends are your most valuable possessions.” I always had trouble thinking of friends as possessions, but I understood the principle. This week (April 6-10), I gained a new appreciation of my daddy’s aphorism.
One of our students secured a summer internship with the Today Show in New York. His plan was to fly to New York on Easter weekend and look for an apartment. He asked if I knew anything about housing in New York.
Enter Sandi. Sandi Bachom. A classmate at Harbor High whom I have not seen in more than 45 years.
Sandi lives in New York and clearly loves New York and New Yorkers. She wanders streets, subways and Times Square filming the life of New York, measuring its pulse, capturing its atman.
We are at this point in life e-mail buddies and Facebook Friends who share much history. Could she help Bruce? I asked.
Within an hour she had word out to a number of girl friends in her circle, explaining the situation and the need. The outcome? Bruce is sharing an apartment with an older woman for the summer. He is only a couple blocks from NBC.
Praise the Lord for friends.