A symbol of Promise

      As a young girl, my dad would never allow us to have a “best friend”. He reasoned that choosing one best friend would exclude another friend. So we always had friends, good friends, and very good friends. My very good friends and I would create friendship bracelets and necklaces to symbolize our friendship. At times when we fought over who had the best parents or got jealous over who had the best toy, that symbol of friendship would have little meaning. However, as time and circumstances separated us, that symbol still reminded me of that friendship.

      My granny gave me an heirloom ring a few years back which symbolizes to me the love we share together. As I slipped the ring off my middle finger I began to think about the importance of a symbol like a ring. It’s not the ring that makes a relationship, it’s not the ring that keeps the promise, but it is the ring that helps us remember to keep that promise and hold that relationship near to our heart.

      Recently, a friend posted on facebook that we place wedding rings on that finger because it is the one finger with a vein that reaches all the way to the heart. Many people remove that ring when a heart has been broken. Promises are becoming as disposable as the symbols of those promises. Think about promises you have made, take a look at the symbol, and get back to keeping that promise all that you have!