The Way of Friendship

About the Book

The simple life is not simplistic.
Simplicity requires inner peace
To be clear about real needs,
Not desires and wants.

Possessing things and receiving honors
Substitute for Friendship,
Are simplistic,
Are the easy way
Which has no heart.

Friendship takes energy,
And the courage to reach out.
If your life is too busy to reach out,
Simplify.
Remember, that in the end,
The only things to hold on to
And will hold on to you
Are friends.

About the Author

Perry Treadwell belongs to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). He received his Ph.D. from U.C.L.A. and went on to teach immunology at Emory Medical School. Nominally retired, he has taught workshops in making friends and has published a book by that title. He has been a pub owner, formed a men?s support group, written for magazines and newspapers, and volunteered with the American Friends Service Committee and a hospice group.