FRIENDSHIP
Added 2021-06-27 04:59:17 +0000 UTCCircumstances over the past year have left me appreciating the importance of friendship in our life. In Eastern cultures, such as India where I grew up, traditions of hospitality deepen bonds of family and friendship. I am reminded of a beautiful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, a warmly humanitarian poet with Arab-American roots:
“The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
feed him for three days
before asking who he is,
where he’s come from,
where he’s headed.
That way, he’ll have strength
enough to answer.
Or, by then you’ll be
such good friends
you don’t care.”
– from Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Red Brocade”
PHOTO: From the day I met them I have loved the effervescent friendship of Caley and Kate, and the wonderful pictures they have helped me create.
IG: Caley
IG: Kate
