Amidst a collection of essays by Sir Francis Bacon is Of Friendship.   It is found in his work called Essays, Civil and Moral.  An interesting occultic story about Bacon is that he never died.  Instead, having reached the status of Ascended Master, he feigned his death and lives on as an immortal known as St. Germain.  However unlikely this is, it does have an intriguing spark to it that maybe one day that might have to become a work of fiction by me.  So many ideas, so little time.  Hasn’t that always been the bane of mankind?

In the same tome that contains thoughtful examination of studies and beauty, Bacon takes an earnest look at one of the best gifts ever given mankind – friendship.  There are several fruits that pertain to this gift.  First, true friendship opens the heart to all of the emotions that make life worth living.  Second, it makes daylight out of darkness and certainty out of confusion.  The third, that true friendship offers wise counsel and the ability to look at oneself fully and completely and dissuade our tendency toward rationalizing all we do and do not.

For a more complete look at Bacon’s understanding on this precious human ability to bond, please read here:

http://www.bartleby.com/3/1/27.html

Or, if you would prefer to listen, the same is available here in an audiobook format: