A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’sbetween the words“ fear ” and “ Friday ”. An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all thedefinitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. 21______________ It is anexperience that involves all the senses. 

22______________ It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands, It is theway they touch, a touch aslight as aleaf floating in the autumn air, a touch so strong that years ofliving could not pull them apart. Friendship is seen in a child freely sharing the last cookie. It isthe small arm over the shoulder of another as they walk on the playground. Seeing friendship isnot casual. It is watching for subtlety, but friendship is therefor eyesthat can see. 

23______________ It is heard in the words of two friends who squeezedin lunch together onan extremely busy day. It is the way they talk to each other, not the words. Their tone is unique.Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen. 

Friendship is felt in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five betweenclasses,the slimy, wet kiss from the family dog. It ’s a touch that reassuresthat someone is there,someone who cares. The touch communicates more than words or gestures. It is instantlyunderstood and speaksvolumes beyond the point of contact, to the heart. 

Friendship has a taste. 24______________ , the ingredients all measured and planned, thencarefully mixed and kneaded, then the quiet waiting as the dough rises. Hot from the oven, thebread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients. There is something else there, perhaps thethoughts of the baker as her hands knead the dough, or her patience as shewaits for the dough torise. Unseen and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that makes the difference. Warm, fresh fromthe oven with a little butter, the difference you tasteis friendship. 

Finally, more than the other senses,friendship is an experience of the heart. 25______________ alanguage without words, vowels, or consonants; a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, ortasted, is understood by the heart. Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us toexperience the bestlife hasto offer: a friend.

A. Friend hasa smell. 

B. It is the language of the heart.

C. It tasteslike homemade bread. 

D. The only way to understand friendship is through experience. 

E. Friend can be seen. 

F.It is a pat on the back from a teammate. 

G. Friendship can be heard.

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