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07/25/2007: "If your soul is empty, add "diversity""

The Unlikely Friend: "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive," Anais Nin wrote. My friends -- some twice my age, others half, some rich, others homeless, some black like me, others Korean, Mexican, Caucasian -- have added richness to my life that only variety can bring.

[ This particularly nutty article describes unpaid therapists who are "friends" but serve a purpose and are only important when that purpose needs fulfilling. Sound bleak? That's the kind of dual reality that dominates the West. ]


http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/07/23/5.friends/index.html