Friendship Day (?)

I might just be way out of the loop on this, but I don't think we celebrate this day in the US.  - Friendship Day, or as it is called in Argentina (and I suppose all of Latin America) "Dia del Amigo" is a pretty big deal here.  I had never heard of it and did not know anything about it, but a few days ago when I started seeing a signs for it in store windows.  (Commercialism never misses an opportunity to make a buck, no matter which culture it is in : )

Today I saw all sorts of comments on line - one friend wishing another "Feliz Dia del Amigo" - Happy Day of the Friend - literal translation, Happy Friendship Day - probably the better translation.  I noticed that shops all over the city had displays in their windows of cool little gifts that you could buy to give to your friend(s) on Friendship Day.  [I stopped by a little shop that a lady in our church just opened in a strip mall - to greet her, well-wish her on the new venture, oogle over the store, etc - She gave me a friendship gift to take home to Heather!  Wow!  How cool is that?]  I even received texts from several friends here in Argentina wishing me a happy friendship day, some of them being incredibly warm and gracious in their comments on the value of our friendship.  - I replied by sending out my own batch.  : )

I don't believe the full value of this day, to this culture, has sunk in yet.  I mean, I did not even know it existed until a few days ago and this is my first time going through it here.  I hope to more fully grasp it the next time around and be a better friend to our new Argentine family here.  I hope that one day we "get it" so well, that nationals are proud of us and even extol others in how they have learned about friendship and how to honor/ celebrate it  - from us.  That would be a cool thing! 

Have a great night all. 
Pray and let your mind go wild with ways to be a better friend to those around you.  Why? Well, for starters, people need it (so do you!) and it makes the world a much better place to live.  But most importantly because -
Jesus said "De este modo, todos sabrán que son mis discípulos, si se aman los unos a los otros."  - Literal translation: "By this means/ in this way - All WILL Know - that you are MY disciples, IF you love One Another."  
Let's really excel in being the best friend possible.  At loving people deeply and doing lots to demonstrate it.  Let's make it so that people Know, beyond the shadow of a doubt - that we are His followers : )

Good Night All & God bless you all
Paz : )