Notable Quotable: Bob Dylan On Friendship

“You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
When I was down you just stood there grinning.
You've got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on the side that's winning.”

— Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan’s lyrics, written in 1965, are from his song “Positively 4th Street.” They could easily have been written today about any one of us—or our congressional leaders and our president.

Friendships are meant to be anchors in our lives. Hopefully, they’re reliable and supportive. At their best, they are capable of promoting our well-being. Along with the love, they will also foster disagreements from time to time because that's how trust in friendship gets built.

How about you? Are your friendships anchored in love? Or are they rooted in camaraderie based on mutual value judgments?  

What if time and circumstance change much of what you value or believe in today? Will such a change of heart force you to sever bonds with current peeps—or might they abandon you?

Today, families are broken. Friendships have dissolved. All because of one man. Literally.

Will he be there for you on your deathbed? Or will it be that long-lost friend who fell out of favor for faithfully embracing him long ago?