A dictionary contains a definition of friendship, and an encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship, but all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is all about. It cannot be understood through words alone. The only way to understand friendship is through experience. It is an experience that involves all the senses.

Friendship can be seen. It is seen in old friends sitting on a park bench in companionable silence. Friendship is seen when a child freely shares their last lolly.

Friendship can be heard. It is heard in the words of friends who squeeze in lunch on an extremely busy day. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.

Friendship is felt in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate or a high 5 between classes. It’s the touch instantly understood that speaks volumes to the heart.

Friendship has a taste. It tastes like a cake made just for you to cheer a bad day. It’s that casserole that arrives when you’re too ill to cook.

Friendship has a smell. It smells like the candle unwrapped for an occasion or the flowers that take the edge off bad news.

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