I know where I stand and I know what I believe in. And so does anybody around. It is a “problem” of interaction that “causes all the problems”. We interact in many ways, on many levels: informative, emotional, physical, spiritual, godknowswhichelse…
If we would’ve been more “simpleir”, we would have much less of a pain that normally accompanies any relationship, friendship or love or kindred…I am not saying for all – to start to be unsophisticated at once. Just we need to be aware and allow some tolerance for this.
Where two can share something very special on emotional level, they might follow different religions; where two can have same interests, they might be completely “deaf” to the body language of each other; where two live together in perfect harmony as a couple, they might not share their dreams with each other…
What defines close friends – how many interactive links they’ve got in synch, how many bridges they’ve built and also – how much tolerance they have for each other.
Be kind to your friend, despite of opposite views on certain things. ACCEPT them as they are and be there for them no matter how universally far apart your views might be.
Tolerance could serve as a measure unit for the value of the friendship. [*not that I believe one should ever wonder about its value anyway – friendship should be either there or not, doesn't it?]