George loved to stir-fry Steve’s faults. Every now and then he force-fed Steve a taste. Steve himself had a kettle of righteousness in which he boiled every embarrassing detail he could recall or invent from George’s past.
Although this provided some satisfaction for these two friends, it never satisfied them long enough to stop.
Since so far nothing major happened neither expected anything to wear down as a result of their mischief. When it did both knew the other side needed to apologize though neither knew how they could bring themselves to forgive should that happen.
Denise offers the word “wear” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Friends take a whole lot from each other, much more than family. Great story Frank.
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I think they do as well. That you, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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Forgiveness is so hard for us to do. And yet, it is at the core of love and the Jesus Way.
Great story!
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It seems repentance is what we need to humble us enough to be willing to forgive. Thank you, Michael!
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I love this. Cast enough stones and someone will build a wall. It seems to be the subject on my mind lately….(choke, choke) Love-six sentence stories. Thanks for introducing them to me!
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I like the six sentence format as well. Good point about a wall and stones. Thank you, Mary!
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This is a great Six, Frank! Your use of “cooking” terms to take people down (keep them humble?) is pure genious!!
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Thank you, Zelda! I am glad you like that cooking metaphor.
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As a cooking addict, I sure did! 🙂
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Nicely done Frank. Very powerful six sentence.🙂 I know a couple people like that.
Pat
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I am glad the descriptions were realistic. Thank you, Pat!
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“Stir-frying” and “boiling” are interesting expressions! –Unforgiveness seems to hurt both sides.
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Unforgiveness does hurt both sides. It traps us. Thank you, Romi!
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Stir-fry, force-fed, kettle, boiling – such amazing unique way of using these words. Your story was very entertaining and thought provoking at the same time, how wonderful to use a simple word like ‘wear’:))
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I am glad you liked those descriptions. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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One of your very best, Frank. Had me smiling and nodding.
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Thank you, Doug!
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This really sums up certain friendships, doesn’t it. Love that opening line.
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Thank you, Laura! I am glad you liked that line about stir-frying faults.
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Probably the toughest conflict to resolve… being right (if only in one’s mind) is a source of stubborn resistance unlike any other.
Thoughtful Six.
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Very good point! Being right is a “source of stubborn resistance”.
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Asking for forgiveness is not easy! You captured that well. By His grace can we ask for forgiveness
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We need His grace to even ask for forgiveness. Thank you, Jim!
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So true Frank! Also always glad to see your comment on my post
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friends, family, forgiveness…necessary evils? Freaky. Good job on this.
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Thank you, Paul! We need each other and need to forgive each other.
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Cruel humor can wear down the weave of a beautiful relationship.
Does it grow stronger with the healing power of forgiveness, or does something need to amend itself?
Elegant Six!
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Thank you, Liz! I am surprised they lasted as long as they did.
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That first paragraph- love the stir-frying of faults and kettle of righteousness. Now if they only had a recipe for forgiveness…
Good stuff Frank.
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That’s the recipe they lack. Thank you!
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This happens in marriages, too, and it’s much worse when it does.
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It can be much worse in marriages. Forgiving our friends is good practice forgiving those even closer to us.
I like the description of that tie in your story being a magnet for food.
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Despite everything they are still friends, it seems their differences are the things that bind them together.
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It could be their differences. They do seem to focus on them so as not to see themselves. Thank you, Keith!
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‘Both knew the other side needed to apologise…’ Strikes me they both had pretty big planks in their own eyes. Humans, eh? Very acutely portrayed, Frank.
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Good point about those planks in their eyes. Thank you, Jenne!
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Love the metaphor you used for this piece, Frank. George and Steve are lucky their “habit” of hurting/apologizing hasn’t done permanent damage to their friendship. And to themselves.
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Hopefully they will get past all of their mischief. Thank you, Denise!
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This is food for thought, Frank. The two need to have their heads knocked together [smile].
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They do need to get their heads knocked together. Thank you, Robbie!
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