Flowers of Friendship　友誼之花

Flowers of Friendship　友誼之花

◎ Tamara K. Vickery

If good friends fell from the sky like raindrops, I’d turn my umbrella upside down and have all that I need.

如果好朋友像雨滴一樣從天而降，我會翻轉我的雨傘，接住我所需要的一切。

But friends do not come to us that way, instead they shoot up through the ground from a tiny seed of common interest, are cultivated with good times and grow into a beautiful flower to enjoy that continues to bloom as long as it is cared for.

但朋友不是以這種方式來到我們身邊的，他們從一粒很小的、有趣的普通種子開始，穿過地面飆升，在你的精心耕種和培育下，成長為一朵美麗的花朵，并不斷繁榮茂盛。

These flowers of friendship are gathered into a fragrant bouquet that enhances the world around us and are meant to be enjoyed by ourselves as well as to bring cheer or comfort to others.

這些友誼的花朵聚集一起，變成一束芬芳的花束，令我們周圍的世界熠熠生輝，帶給我們快樂和舒適，也令他人感到溫馨慰藉。

Like flowers, friendships also go through changes, sometimes they are allowed to die, but if you care for them well and tend them with a gentle touch, they will continue to build roots in new places and bloom for years of enjoyment.

就像花朵一樣，友誼也會生變，有時它們也會死去，但只要你精心照料，溫柔地呵護，它們將會在新的地方生根、開花，帶給我們快樂幸福的時光。

When you have found a friend such as this, you will know by the beauty and fragrance that surrounds your life, and it will spread like beautiful wildflowers to enrich all of us.

當你找到了這種友誼，你就會知道，這種美麗和芬芳將環(huán)繞著你的生命，像艷麗的野花一樣傳播漫延，豐富我們所有的人。

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