In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
– Martin Luther King Jr.
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silence from those we expect to have our backs can cause us to question who our friends really are. The “silence” is what we remember the most and what typically causes the greatest heartaches.
We can always understand that our enemies will treat us wrong and act in unkind ways. We prepare ourselves to be disrespected and to have horrible words hurled at us. Not that it makes these actions right, but that’s what our enemies do – try to hurt us. We may be emotionally caught off guard by the actions of our enemies, but they are never unexpected. After all, our enemies wouldn’t be our enemies if they were nice and supportive.
Friends, on the other hand, we expect more.
The real pain and disappointment that arises from a friend’s silence (and sometimes it is a deafening silence) and the lack of support, can cut deep into our emotional soul because we just don’t expect it.
That quote is originally from Martin Luther. I’m not saying that MLK didn’t say it, I’m just saying that it’s originally from Martin Luther.