Read the story also.

Fable of the porcupine

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other.

After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion, but the most important part of it was the heat that came from the others.

This way they were able to survive.

The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.

The Moral of the story:

LEARN TO LOVE THE PRICKS IN YOUR LIFE.

Sorry,

This old Brit didn't understand what the heck a keeper was.

I guess it's a friend that you want to keep near?

If that is so then I have a good few here at Adland.

There are some special folk here, there are some who are misunderstood sometimes. I hope I'm here for them.

Roger

Guess I arrived late as you know have another story going but I wanted to say yes, I have keepers here in Adlandpro.

Few ever post on my forum threads or posts but I do have some "keepers" who enjoy the posts and always stop by to leave a remark about the post.

When I first came here, I had a wonderful keeper. I had a forum thread where I talked about learning how to use Adlandpro. She followed me every step of the road. Now I have a young man from China who sends me personal messages asking what to do next. I have Adlandpro friends no longer here but in other communities and on skype. So just like real life, we have friends who come and go but then there are a few special gems who are keepers.

I am not a hoader, so I don't keep everybody as a friend. Those who abuse the friendship, bombard me with ads or are unresponsive to my extended hand of friendship are soon gone. Like real items in my home, true friends remain and we build memories together. If I had the money, I would travel to Asia, Africia, and Europe to visit them in real time. Florida isn't too far away tho! ! ! ! Hint hint. January gets mighty cold here in Northwest Ohio as you know, otherwise you would probably still be here.

Time to go do dishes and yes there is some tin foil and plastic dishes to wash. I do recycle and am still on the look out for more friends here in Adlandpro.