If good friends fell from the sky like raindrops, br I'd turn my umbrella upside down and have br all that I need. br br But friends do not come to us that way, br instead they shoot up through the ground br from a tiny seed of common interest, are br cultivated with good times and grow into a br beautiful flower to enjoy that continues to br bloom as long as it is cared for. br br These flowers of friendship are gathered into br a fragrant bouquet that enhances the world br around us and are meant to be enjoyed by br ourselves as well as to bring cheer or br comfort to others. br br Like flowers, friendships also go through changes, br sometimes they are allowed to die, but if you br care for them well and tend them with a gentle br touch, they will continue to build roots in new br places and bloom for years of enjoyment. br br When you have found a friend such as this, br you will know by the beauty and fragrance that br surrounds your life and it will spread like br beautiful wildflowers to enrich all of us.