Familiarity, the unexpected blinder (Part 1)
"Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration ." William Hazlitt Quotes Day in and day out, we are constantly meeting people and developing new friendships. In some situations, we make friends that stick around for a lifetime and others just simply pass through. Each person fulfills a purpose in your life, whether good or bad. In those friendships where we find purpose, are we treating our friends well? Do we take time to appreciate our family members or even spouses? The issue of familiarity has been on my mind and it’s not just limited to friends but even family as well. It is sad that this issue plagues our society so much and has cause great family relationships, romantic relationships and friendships to fall apart. As I was thinking through this issue, I found that there are viable examples of the effects of familiarity which we could all learn from. Let us start from the story of David, the man who God found to be ple...