Ya gotta love this!

I came across this at In Light of the Gospel:
Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends
June 13th, 2009 by JHG

I enjoy reading Front Porch Republic, and this week Caleb Stegall posted a link to an article at Wall Street Journal by his friend Tony Woodlief (who blogs here). The title of the article is, “Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends.” It is a reflection on modern friendships, Facebook, and life. Near the end of his essay, Tony explains:

“My 298 Facebook friends aren’t the ones who remember our dead daughter’s birthday or leave flowers at her grave. Nor among them is the pastor who baptized each of our children and waged a personal holy war to keep our marriage from crumbling years ago. We have these deeper friendships because we’ve tried to build a life in one place. They sprang up because the stuff of life happened to this cluster of us living near one another, and much of it was too joyous or heartbreaking not to share with someone. If friendship is the key to happiness, then maybe this is the key to friendship, to be enmeshed — not just tangentially or voyeuristically, but physically — in the lives of others. That can be hard to swallow in a culture that prizes individualism, mobility and privacy.”

Thanks for reminding us of this Tony.